KD5 type 1st class submarines




Displacement1575t standard, 1705t surface, 2330t submerged
Length90.5m pp, 95.4m wl, 97.7m oa
Width8.2m
Draught4.70m
Machinery2-shaft diesel and electoric motor, 6000bhp surface, 1800shp submerged
Speed20.5kt surface, 8.2kt submerged
Armament6-53cm TT, 1-8m/50cal gun, 1-13.2mm MG
Complement70 - 82



Name Plan Builder Laid down Launch Complete
I-65
(I-165)
FY1927Kure NYd1929.12.191931. 6. 21932.12. 1SS11942. 5.20 renamed (I-165)
1945. 6.27 sunk
(air attack, E of Saipan)
[15.28N, 153.39E]
1945. 7.29 missing
1945. 9.15 disc
I-66
(I-166)
FY1927Sasebo NYd1929.11. 81931. 6. 21932.11.10SS11942. 5.20 renamed (I-166)
1944. 7.17 sunk
(torpedoed, Malacca Strait)
[01.10N, 103.45E]
1944. 9.10 disc
I-67FY1927Mitsubishi, Kobe1929.10.141931. 4. 71932. 8. 8SS11940. 8.29 lost
(accident, off Marcus I.)
1940.11. 1 disc



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