Japanese submarine I-162
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Empire of Japan | |
Name | I-62 |
Builder | Mitsubishi Kobe Yard, Kobe, Japan |
Laid down | 20 April 1927 |
Launched | 29 November 1928 |
Completed | 24 April 1930 |
Commissioned | 24 April 1930 |
Decommissioned | 21 October 1935 |
Recommissioned | 10 April 1936 |
Decommissioned | 15 November 1939 |
Recommissioned | 30 October 1940 or 1 July 1941 (see text) |
Renamed | I-162, 20 May 1942 |
Fate |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | KD4 Type, Kadai type submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 97.70 m (320 ft 6 in) |
Beam | 7.80 m (25 ft 7 in) |
Draught | 4.83 m (15 ft 10 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed |
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Range | |
Test depth | 60 m (197 ft) |
Complement | 58 officers and enlisted |
Armament |
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I-62, later I-162, was a
Construction and commissioning
Built by
Service history
Pre-World War II
Upon commissioning, I-62 was attached to the Sasebo Naval District[2][3] and was assigned along with her sister ship I-61 to Submarine Division 29,[3][4] in which she served until 1942.[3] The newly commissioned submarine I-64 joined I-61 and I-62 in the division on 30 August 1930.[5] Submarine Division 29 in turn was assigned to Submarine Squadron 1 in the 1st Fleet, a component of the Combined Fleet, on 1 December 1930.[3] Submarine Division 29 was reassigned to the Sasebo Defense Division in the Sasebo Naval District on 10 November 1932.[3] On 15 November 1933, Submarine Division 29 was reassigned to Submarine Squadron 2 in the 2nd Fleet, also a component of the Combined Fleet.[3]
I-62 departed
While I-62 was in reserve, Submarine Division 29 began a second assignment to the Sasebo Defense Division in the Sasebo Naval District on 15 November 1935, and was serving in this capacity when I-62 was recommissioned on or about 10 April 1936[2] and rejoined the division. The assignment ended on 1 December 1936,[3] when the division again began duty in Submarine Squadron 2 in the 2nd Fleet in the Combined Fleet, an assignment that lasted until 15 December 1938.[3] Submarine Division 29 then served at the submarine school at Kure, Japan, from 15 December 1938 to 15 November 1939,[5] when I-62 and I-64 were decommissioned and placed in the Third Reserve in the Sasebo Naval District.[3][5]
While I-62 was in reserve again, her diesel engines and torpedo tubes were replaced.[2] According to one source, she was recommissioned on or about 30 October 1940 and resumed service with Submarine Division 29, which was reassigned to Submarine Squadron 5 in the Combined Fleet on 15 November 1940,[2] while another source claims that her modifications took place from 1940 to 1941 and she was recommissioned on or about 1 July 1941,[2] when she rejoined Submarine Division 29.
As the Imperial Japanese Navy began to deploy in preparation for the impending
World War II
First war patrol
On 5 December 1941, I-62 departed Samah to begin what would become her first war patrol.
Second war patrol
As a unit of Patrol Group "B," I-62 was among submarines tasked with attacking
I-62 attacked and damaged the British 7,402-gross register ton armed tanker Spondilus in the Indian Ocean at 06°16′N 079°38′E / 6.267°N 79.633°E on 3 February 1942 after 23:00.[2] Spondilus claimed to have damaged I-62 with gunfire.[2] Falmouth and Okapi mounted another search for I-62, again without success, and I-62 concluded her patrol by arriving at Penang on 10 February 1942.[2]
Third war patrol
I-62 departed Penang for her third war patrol, again in the Indian Ocean, on 28 February 1942.
April–May 1942
On 2 April 1942, I-62 departed Penang bound for Sasebo.
Fourth war patrol: The Battle of Midway
On 26 May 1942, I-162 departed Kwajalein to conduct her fourth war patrol, operating in support of Operation MI, the planned Japanese invasion of
After the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, ordered Komatsu to interpose his submarines between the retreating Japanese fleet and the opposing United States Navy aircraft carriers,[19] the Japanese submarines, including I-162, began a gradual movement to the north-northwest, moving at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) by day and 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) after dark.[19] I-162 made no contact with enemy forces during the battle[2][19] and returned to Kwajalein on 21 June 1942.[2]
June–July 1942
I-162 got back underway on 24 June 1942 to return to Sasebo, where she arrived on 1 July 1942.[2] During her stay at Sasebo, Submarine Squadron 5 was disbanded on 10 July 1942.[2] On 14 July 1942, she was reassigned to Submarine Squadron 30 in the Southwest Area Fleet along with the submarines I-8, I-165, and I-166 and the submarine tender Rio de Janeiro Maru.[2] For her new assignment, she departed Sasebo on 22 July 1942 bound for Penang, making a stop at Cam Ranh Bay along the way.[2]
Fifth and sixth war patrols
I-162 departed Penang on 23 August 1942 to conduct her fifth war patrol, targeting Allied shipping in the Bay of Bengal.[2] The patrol was uneventful, and she returned to Penang on 12 September 1942.[2]
I-162 got underway again from Penang on 28 September 1942 for her sixth war patrol, again in the Bay of Bengal.
At 16:24 on 7 October 1942, while 400 nautical miles (740 km; 460 mi) southeast of
I-162 torpedoed the British 4,161-gross register ton steamer Martaban in the Bay of Bengal east of
Seventh, eighth, and ninth war patrols
In early November 1942, I-162 left Penang to begin another war patrol in the Indian Ocean, but had to return almost immediately for engine repairs.[2] On 15 November 1942, she left Penang bound for Surabaya, Java, where she arrived on 21 November 1942.[2] From Surabaya, she set out on 24 November 1942 to for her seventh war patrol, which had been moved to the Arafura Sea.[2] It was uneventful, and she returned to Surabaya on 17 December 1942.[2] On 7 January 1943, she again departed Surabaya for her eighth war patrol, this time in the Arafura Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria.[2] She again had no success, and returned to Surabaya on 13 January 1943.[2]
For her ninth war patrol, I-162 deployed to support Operation Ke — the evacuation of Guadalcanal as the Guadalcanal campaign ended in a Japanese defeat — by conducting diversionary operations off the northwest coast of Australia.[2] Departing Surabaya on 26 January 1943, she conducted a reconnaissance of Cocos Island in late January 1943.[2] On 14 February 1943, the United States Navy submarine USS Thresher (SS-200) attacked her off the Lesser Sunda Islands east of Thwartway Island at 06°05′S 105°47′E / 6.083°S 105.783°E.[2] Thresher fired two Mark 14 torpedoes, one of which failed to detonate, while the other missed and exploded without damaging I-162.[2] I-162 opened fire on Thresher with her deck guns, turned north, and escaped unharmed.[2] She returned to Surabaya on 16 February 1943.[2]
February–October 1943
In late February 1943, I-162 departed Surabaya bound for Sasebo.[2] During her voyage, she was reassigned to Submarine Squadron 8's Submarine Division 30.[2] She arrived at Sasebo on 10 March 1943 and began overhaul and repairs there.[2] With the work completed, she departed Kure on 4 September 1943, heading south to return to combat.[2] During her voyage, she was reassigned to the Submarine Unit of the Southwest Area Fleet on 12 September 1943.[2] She arrived at Penang on 16 September 1943,[2] then departed on 27 September 1943[2] bound for Sabang at the northern end of Sumatra, where she arrived on 3 October 1943.[2]
Tenth, eleventh, and twelfth war patrols
On 6 October 1943, I-162 departed Sabang to conduct her tenth war patrol.[2] She was reassigned to Submarine Division 30 in the 8th Fleet on 9 October 1943,[2] but otherwise she patrolled in the Indian Ocean uneventfully and she concluded the patrol with her arrival at Penang on 9 November 1943.[2] On 12 November 1943 she left Penang bound for Singapore,[2] where she remained until 1 December 1943,[2] when she began a return voyage to Penang.[2] On 14 December 1943 she again left Penang for her eleventh war patrol,[2] again in the Indian Ocean, but made no attacks on enemy ships, and she completed the patrol by returning to Singapore on 22 January 1944.[2]
On 22 February 1944, I-162 set out from Penang on her twelfth war patrol, again in the Indian Ocean.
March 1944–September 1945
When I-162 returned to Penang, Submarine Division 30 was dissolved and she was reassigned to the Kure Guard Submarine Squadron.[2] Accordingly, she soon departed Penang for Japan, and she arrived at Kure on 15 April 1944.[2] She subsequently served on training duties in the western Seto Inland Sea.[2] She arrived at Yokosuka on 30 April 1944.[2] On 25 June 1944 she was reassigned to Submarine Division 19 in the Kure Submarine Squadron.[2]
Kaiten carrier
On 1 April 1945, I-162 was reassigned to Submarine Division 34, and then was to carry kaiten manned suicide attack torpedoes.[2] She then made voyages ferrying kaiten between shore bases.[2]
While I-162 was making a trip to
On 15 August 1945, I-162 was reassigned to Submarine Division 15.[2] That same day, hostilities between Japan and the Allies ceased.[2] On 2 September 1945, I-162 surrendered to Allied forces.[2]
Disposal
Under U.S. Navy control, I-162 moved to Sasebo in October 1945,
References
Footnotes
- ^ もしくは10ktで10,000海里(『写真 日本の軍艦 第12巻 潜水艦』p57の表より)(in Japanese)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz da db dc dd de df dg dh di dj Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (2016). "IJN Submarine I-162: Tabular Record of Movement". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "I-162 ex I-62". iijnsubsite.info. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f I-61 ijnsubsite.com August 24, 2018 Accessed 28 September 2020
- ^ a b c d e f g h "I-164 ex I-64". iijnsubsite.info. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ a b I-156 ijnsubsite.com October 15, 2018 Accessed 17 January 2021
- ^ a b I-157 ijnsubsite.com 16 October 2018 Accessed 23 January 2021
- ^ I-158 ijnsubsite.com 20 October 2018 Accessed 24 January 2021
- ^ a b "I-165 ex I-65". iijnsubsite.info. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ a b "I-166 ex I-66". iijnsubsite.info. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ a b I-67 ijnsubsite.com September 14, 2018 Accessed 28 September 2020
- ^ a b c I-153 ijnsubsite.com September 19, 2018 Accessed 15 January 2021
- ^ a b c I-154 ijnsubsite.com October 11, 2018 Accessed 15 January 2021
- ^ a b c I-155 ijnsubsite.com June 10, 2018 Accessed 15 January 2021
- ^ a b c I-159 ijnsubsite.com September 1, 2018 Accessed 9 January 2022
- ^ a b c "I-60". iijnsubsite.info. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "I-63". iijnsubsite.info. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (2016). "IJN Submarine I-164: Tabular Record of Movement". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (1 May 2016). "IJN Submarine I-156: Tabular Record of Movement". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Edwards, p. 152.
- ^ Edwards, p. 157.
- ^ Edwards, pp. 152, 157.
Bibliography
- Edwards, Bernard (1997). Blood and Bushido: Japanese Atrocities at Sea 1941–1945. New York: Brick Tower Press. ISBN 1-883283-18-3.
- Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (2016). "IJN Submarine I-162: Tabular Record of Movement". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.