Japanese submarine I-9

I-9 training in Saeki Bay (佐伯湾 [jp]) on the coast of Japan in October 1941
History
Empire of Japan
NameI-9
BuilderKure Naval Arsenal, Kure
Laid down25 January 1938
Launched20 May 1939
Commissioned13 February 1941
FateSunk by USS Frazier off Kiska, 13 June 1943
Stricken1 August 1943
Service record
Part of:
  • Yokosuka Naval District[1]
  • Submarine Squadron 1
Commanders:
  • Toyojiro Oyama[1]
  • 13 February 1941 – 31 July 1941
  • Akiyoshi Fuji
  • 31 July 1941 – 13 June 1943
General characteristics
Class and typeType A1 submarine
Displacement
  • 2,966 tonnes (2,919 long tons) surfaced
  • 4,195 tonnes (4,129 long tons) submerged
Length113.7 m (373 ft 0 in) overall
Beam9.5 m (31 ft 2 in)
Draft5.3 m (17 ft 5 in)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed
  • 23.5 knots (43.5 km/h; 27.0 mph) surfaced
  • 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
Range
  • 16,000 nmi (30,000 km; 18,000 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced
  • 60 nmi (110 km; 69 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) submerged
Test depth100 m (330 ft)
Crew100
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × Yokosuka E14Y seaplane
Aviation facilities1 × catapult

I-9 was an Imperial Japanese Navy Type A1 submarine commissioned in 1941. She saw service during World War II, including operations related to the attack on Pearl Harbor, a patrol off the United States West Coast, and in Operation K. She also took part in the Aleutians campaign and the Guadalcanal campaign before she was sunk in June 1943.

  1. ^ a b I-9. Ijnsubsite.info. 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2023.