Japanese submarine I-158
I-58 at sea
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 Empire of Japan
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| Name: | I-158 |
| Builder: | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal |
| Laid down: | 3 December 1924, as I-58 |
| Launched: | 3 October 1925 |
| Completed: | 15 May 1928 |
| Renamed: | 20 May 1942, as I-158 |
| Struck: | 30 November 1945 |
| Fate: | Scuttled, 1946 |
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| Class and type: | Kaidai-class submarine (KD3A Type) |
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| Length: | 100 m (328 ft 1 in) |
| Beam: | 8 m (26 ft 3 in) |
| Draft: | 4.82 m (15 ft 10 in) |
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| Test depth: | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Complement: | 60 |
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The Japanese submarine I-158 was a Kaidai-class cruiser submarine of the KD3A sub-class built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1920s. She supported Japanese forces during the invasion of Malaya in December 1941 and was instrumental in tracking Force Z, the two British capital ships that attempted to intercept the Japanese invasion forces, so they could be sunk by torpedo bombers.
The boat sank a few Dutch merchant ships in early 1942 during the Dutch East Indies campaign and was then was transferred to the Central Pacific in May to support the fleet during the Battle of Midway in early June. Upon her return to Japan the following month, she became a training ship until early 1945 when she was modified to serve as a carrier for Kaiten manned torpedoes. I-158 survived the war to be scuttled in 1946.
The submarines of the KD3A sub-class were the first Japanese-designed cruiser submarines, based on experience with earlier designs based on British and German cruiser submarines. They displaced 1,829 metric tons (1,800 long tons) surfaced and 2,337 metric tons (2,300 long tons) submerged. The submarines were 100 meters (328 ft 1 in) long, had a beam of 8 meters (26 ft 3 in) and a draft of 4.82 meters (15 ft 10 in). The boats had a diving depth of 60 m (200 ft) and a complement of 60 officers and crewmen.
For surface running, the boats were powered by two 3,400-brake-horsepower (2,535 kW) diesel engines, each driving one propeller shaft. When submerged each propeller was driven by a 900-horsepower (671 kW) electric motor. They could reach 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) on the surface and 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) underwater. On the surface, the KD3As had a range of 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph); submerged, they had a range of 90 nmi (170 km; 100 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph).
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