Japanese submarine I-27
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 Empire of Japan
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| Name: | I-27 |
| Commissioned: | February 24, 1942 |
| Fate: | Sunk February 12, 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Type B1 submarine |
| Displacement: | 2198 tons |
| Length: | 108.7 m (357 ft) |
| Beam: | 9.3 m (31 ft) |
| Draft: | 5.14 m (16.9 ft) |
| Range: | 14,000 nmi (26,000 km; 16,000 mi) |
| Armament: | 1 x 14 cm/40 11th Year Type naval gun |
I-27 was a submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy which saw service during the Pacific Campaign of World War II. I-27 was commissioned at Sasebo, Japan on February 24, 1942.
On June 4, 1942, Iron Crown while en route Whyalla-Newcastle was torpedoed and sunk 44 miles SSW of Gabo Island by I-27. Thirty eight of her forty two crew were lost, with the survivors being picked up by SS Mulbera.
On March 20, 1943, Fort Mumford was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean (10°00′N 71°00′E / 10.000°N 71.000°E) by I-27. The sole survivor of this sinking made no comment as to the fate of the crew, although some publications suggest that they may have been killed by the crew of I-27. There is no evidence either way, but there is also no evidence of I-27 taking such action on other occasions.
On June 3, 1943, I-27 torpedoed and sank SS Montanan in the Indian Ocean. Five of Montanan's crew were killed and 58 were rescued.
On July 5, 1943 "I-27" torpedoed and sank the "Alcoa Protector", sailing as part of convoy PA44 in the Gulf of Oman. The turbine engines of this ship were later salvaged and used to propel the Great Lakes freighter "Kinsman Independent".
On November 8, 1943, I-27 sank the Liberty ship SS Sambridge. The survivors made it safely to lifeboats and the ship's captain, Captain H. Scurr, was taken prisoner. A burst of machine-gun fire was heard by the survivors, but its reason is unknown as Scurr was eventually freed from Changi prison camp at the end of the war.
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