Japanese submarine I-58

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Japanese submarine I-58
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Japanese submarine I-58
Forward torpedo room of I-58.  Photo taken at Sasebo in 1946 just before the submarine was scuttled.
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Forward torpedo room of I-58. Photo taken at Sasebo in 1946 just before the submarine was scuttled.

I-58 was a Japanese B3-Typesubmarine in World War II. She was built in September 1944 at Yokosuka, Japan, purposely to launch Kaiten manned torpedoes.. She was responsible for sinking the USS Indianapolis on 30 July 1945. She was scuttled off Goto, Japan on April 1, 1946.

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HIJMS Submarine I-58: Tabular Record of Movement

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