Japanese submarine Ha-107
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Japan | |
Name | Small Supply Submarine No. 4607 |
Builder | Mitsubishi, Kobe, Japan |
Laid down | 1 August 1944 |
Launched | 20 December 1944 |
Renamed | Ha-107 on 20 December 1944 |
Completed | 7 February 1945 |
Commissioned | 7 February 1945 |
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General characteristics | |
Type | Transport submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 44.5 m (146 ft 0 in) |
Beam | 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) |
Draft | 4.04 m (13 ft 3 in) |
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Propulsion |
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Test depth | 100 meters (328 ft) |
Capacity | 60 metric tons (59 long tons) |
Complement | 22 |
Armament | 1 × single anti-aircraft gun |
Ha-107 was an Imperial Japanese Navy Ha-101-class submarine. Completed and commissioned in December 1944, she served during the final months of World War II. She surrendered at the end of the war in September 1945 and was scuttled in April 1946.
Design and description
The Ha-101-class submarines were designed as small, cheap transport submarines to resupply isolated island garrisons. They displaced 436 metric tons (429 long tons) surfaced and 501 metric tons (493 long tons) submerged. The submarines were 44.5 meters (146 ft 0 in) long, had a beam of 6.1 meters (20 ft 0 in) and a draft of 4.04 meters (13 ft 3 in). They were designed to carry 60 metric tons (59 long tons) of cargo.[1]
For surface running, the boats were powered by a single 400-
Construction and commissioning
Ha-107 was
Service history
Upon commissioning, Ha-107 was assigned to Submarine Squadron 11 for workups.[4] She was reassigned to Submarine Division 33 in the Kure Submarine Squadron for training purposes on 20 March 1945.[4]
Hostilities between Japan and the Allies ended on 15 August 1945, and on 2 September 1945, Ha-107 surrendered to the Allies at Maizuru, Japan.[4] On 2 November 1945, she was reassigned to Japanese Submarine Division Two under United States Navy command along with her sister ships Ha-103, Ha-105, Ha-106, Ha-108, Ha-109, and Ha-111.[4] In November 1945, the U.S. Navy ordered Ha-107 to move to Sasebo, Japan.[4]
Disposal
The Japanese struck Ha-107 from the Navy list on 30 November 1945.
Notes
References
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- Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (2015). "IJN Submarine HA-107: Tabular Record of Movement". SENSUIKAN! Stories and Battle Histories of the IJN's Submarines. Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
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- Ships of the World special issue Vol.37, History of Japanese Submarines, "Kaijinsha"., (Japan), August 1993
- The Maru Special, Japanese Naval Vessels No.43 Japanese Submarines III, Ushio Shobō (Japan), September 1980, Book code 68343-43
- The Maru Special, Japanese Naval Vessels No.132 Japanese Submarines I "Revised edition", Ushio Shobō (Japan), February 1988, Book code 68344-36
- Senshi Sōsho Vol.88, Naval armaments and war preparation (2), "And after the outbreak of war", Asagumo Simbun (Japan), October 1975