A1 type 1st class submarines




Displacement2434t standard, 2919t surface, 4149t submerged
Length108.4m pp, 112.0m wl, 113.7m oa
Width9.55m
Draught5.36m
Machinery2-shaft diesel and electoric motor, 12,400bhp surface, 2400shp submerged
Speed23.5kt surface, 8kt submerged
Armament6-53cm TT, 1-14cm/40cal gun, 2-25mm AA, 1 aircraft
Complement114



Name Plan Builder Laid down Launch Complete
I-9FY1937Kure NYd1938. 1.251939. 5.201941. 2.13SS11943. 6.13 sunk
(action, near Kiska)
[52.08N, 177.38E]
1943. 6.15 missing
1943. 8. 1 disc
I-10FY1937Kawasaki, Kobe1938. 6. 71939. 9.201941.10.31SS11944. 7. 2 missing
1944. 7. 4 sunk
(action, near Saipan)
[15.26N, 147.48E]
1944.10.10 disc
I-11FY1939Kawasaki, Kobe1940. 4.101941. 2.281942. 5.16SS11944. 3.20 missing
(Elis Is. area)
1944. 4.30 disc
(2 more planned, but cancelled in 1942)



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