Japanese submarine I-30
History | |
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Name | I-30 |
Builder | Kure Naval Arsenal |
Laid down | 7 June 1939 |
Launched | 17 September 1940 |
Completed | 28 February 1942 |
Fate | Sunk by mine, 13 October 1942, later salvaged and scrapped, 1959-1960 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Type B1 submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 108.9 m (357 ft) |
Beam | 9.3 m (31 ft) |
Draft | 5.14 m (16.9 ft) |
Propulsion |
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Speed |
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Range | 14,000 nmi (26,000 km) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Test depth | 100 m (330 ft) |
Complement | 94 officers and men |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 1 × Yokosuka E14Y floatplane |
I-30 was a Type B1 submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. After operating in the Indian Ocean she participated in a Yanagi mission, aimed at connecting Japan and Nazi Germany by submarine. She was the first Japanese submarine to reach Europe, arriving at Lorient, France in August 1942. I-30 returned to Singapore loaded with military technology and information, but hit a mine outside the harbour and sank. Only part of her cargo was salvaged.
Service history
The submarine was laid down at the Kure Naval Arsenal on 7 June 1939, launched on 17 September 1940, completed on 28 February 1942, and commissioned with Commander Endo Shinobu in command.[2]
Indian Ocean operations
On 27 March 1942 the German
On 11 April, I-30 departed
On the night of 29 May I-30 she sent her aircraft to the harbour of
Voyage to Europe
In mid-June 1942 I-30 was sent on a
The officers and crew of I-30 were greeted by
Sinking
On 8 October 1942 I-30 arrived at Penang to refuel and replenish, then sailed for Singapore, arriving early on the 13th. Just after 4 p.m. the same day, she departed for Japan, but three miles east of Keppel Harbour hit a British mine and quickly sank with the loss of 13 men. Divers from No. 101 Navy Repair Unit recovered some of her cargo, including most of the 20 mm guns, torpedo data computers, and the radar blueprints, though they were found to be unusable after their immersion in salt water. The radar equipment was completely destroyed.[2]
Between August 1959 and February 1960 the wreck was salvaged and then scrapped by Hokusei Sempaku Kogyo K.K.[2]
References
- ISBN 0-87021-459-4p.191
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Submarine I-30: Tabular Record of Movement". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- ^ "Midget Submarines at Diego Suarez, Madagascar 1942". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
Bibliography
- Milanovich, Kathrin (2021). "The IJN Submarines of the I 15 Class". In Jordan, John (ed.). Warship 2021. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. pp. 29–43. ISBN 978-1-4728-4779-9.
External links
- Wochenschau newsreel on the arrival of I-30 in Europe (in German)
- An article with pictures related to I-30's mission (in French)