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Type J1 submarine

Japanese submarine I-1.jpg
I-1 in 1930
Class overview
Operators: Imperial Japanese Navy Ensign Imperial Japanese Navy
Succeeded by: Type J1M submarine
In service: 1926 - 1944
Completed: I-1, I-2, I-3, I-4
General characteristics
Displacement: 2135 tons (surfaced) 2,791 tons (submerged)
Length: 320 ft (98 m)
Beam: 30 ft (9.1 m)
Draught: 16.5 ft (5.0 m)
Propulsion:

twin shaft MAN 10 cylinder 4 stroke diesels giving 6000 bhp

two electric motors of 2600 ehp
Speed: 18 knots (surface) 8 knots (submerged)
Range: 24,400 nm at 10 knots
Test depth: 80 m (260 feet)
Complement: 68 officers and men
Armament:

twin shaft MAN 10 cylinder 4 stroke diesels giving 6000 bhp

The Type J1 submarine (巡潜1型潜水艦 Junsen ichi-gata sensuikan, "Cruiser submarine Type 1"?), also called I-1-class submarine (伊一型潜水艦 I-ichi-gata sensuikan?) were large cruiser submarines (Junsen type submarines) of the Imperial Japanese Navy.

Four boats were built between 1926 and 1929. These boats, based on the KD2 and U-139 designs, were of a junsen, or cruiser, type with an impressive range of 24,000 nm. Elderly by 1941 they were among the first Japanese submarines converted to supply duty.




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