A2 type submarine
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| Operators: |  Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Preceding class: | A1 type submarine |
| Following class: | AM type submarine |
| In service: | 1944 |
| Out of service: | 1945 |
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| Ships in class: | I-12 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2,934 tons surfaced 4,172 tons |
| Length: | 372.8 ft |
| Beam: | 31.5 ft |
| Draught: | 17.5 ft |
| Propulsion and power: | 2 diesels: 4,700 hp electric motors: 1,200 hp |
| Speed: | 17.7 knots surfaced 6.2 knots submerged |
| Range: | 22,000 nautical miles at 16 knots |
| Test depth: | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Complement: | 114 officers and men |
| Armament: | 6 × 533 mm forward torpedo tubes 18 torpedoes |
| Aircraft complement: | 1 Yokosuka E14Y seaplane |
The A2 Type submarine was a single submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, numbered I-12, and equipped with an aircraft. The design was similar to the A1 type submarine, except for weaker engine's, but a longer range.
- I-12 disappeared in January 1945, for unknown reasons.
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