KD4 type 1st class submarines




Displacement1635t standard, 1720t surface, 2300t submerged
Length91.0m pp, 95.5m wl, 97.7m oa
Width7.8m
Draught4.83m
Machinery2-shaft diesel/electric motor, 6000bhp surface, 1800shp submerged
Speed20kt surface, 8.5kt submerged
Armament6-53cm TT, 1-12cm/45cal gun
Complement58



Name Plan Builder Laid down Launch Complete
I-61FY1923Mitsubishi, Kobe1926.11.151927.11.121929. 4. 6SS11941.10. 6 lost
(collision with Commerceman, Iki Strait)
[33.40N, 129.40E]
1942. 4. 1 disc
I-62
(I-162)
FY1923Mitsubishi, Kobe1927. 4.201928.11.291930. 4.24SS11942. 5.20 renamed (I-162)
1945.11.30 disc
1946. 4. 1 scuttled
I-64
(I-164)
FY1923Kure NYd1927. 3.281929.10. 51930. 8.30SS11942. 5.17 sunk
(torpedoed, off Point Ashizuri)
[29.25N, 134.09E]
1942. 5.20 renamed (I-164)
1942. 5.25 missing
1942. 7.14 disc



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