AM type 1st class submarines




Displacement2620t standard, 3603t surface, 4762t submerged
Length108.4m pp, 113.7m oa
Width11.7m
Draught5.89m
Machinery2-shaft diesel and electoric motor, 4400bh surfacep, 600shp submerged
Speed16.7kt surface, 5.5kt submerged
Armament6-53cm TT, 1-14cm/40cal gun, 7-25mm AA, 2 aircraft
Complement–ñ114



Name Plan Builder Laid down Launch Complete
I-13FY1943Kawasaki, Kobe1943. 2. 41943.11.301944.12.16SS11945. 8. 1 missing
(Truk area)
[34.28N, 150.55E]
1945. 9.15 disc
I-14FY1943Kawasaki, Kobe1943. 5.181944. 3.141945. 3.14SS11945. 9.15 disc
1946. 5.28 scuttled
I-15FY1943Kawasaki, Kobe1943. 4.301944. 4.12-1945 BU incompleted
I-1FY1943Kawasaki, Kobe1943. 6.241944. 6.10-1945. 9.18 lost incomplete
refloat, 1947 BU
(3 more planned, cancelled in 1943)



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