Japanese submarine I-19
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Fate: | Sunk by Radford November 25, 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2,584 tons surfaced 3,654 tons submerged |
| Length: | 356.5 ft (108.7 m) |
| Beam: | 30.5 ft (9.3 m) |
| Draught: | 16.8 ft (5.1 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 diesels: 12,400 hp (9,250 kW) Electric motors: 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) |
| Speed: | 23.5 knots (44 km/h) surfaced 8 knots (15 km/h) submerged |
| Range: | 14,000 nautical miles (26,000 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Test depth: | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Complement: | 94 officers and men |
| Armament: | 6 × 533 mm forward torpedo tubes 17 torpedoes 1 × 140 mm 50 calibre gun |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 Yokosuka E14Y seaplane |
I-19 was a Japanese B1 type submarine which saw service during World War II.
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[edit] Operation K-1
On February 23, 1942, I-19's floatplane made a night reconnaissance over Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in support of Operation K-1, a second attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese Navy. On March 4, she arrived at the French Frigate Shoals to serve as a radio beacon for the "Emily" floatplanes that were to attack Pearl Harbor. The "Emily" attack was canceled.
[edit] Sinking of USS Wasp
On September 15, 1942, while patrolling south of the Solomon Islands during the Guadalcanal campaign, I-19 sighted and attacked the U.S. carrier Wasp, firing six torpedoes. Three of the torpedoes hit Wasp, causing heavy damage. With power knocked out due to damage from the torpedo explosions, Wasp’s damage-control teams were unable to contain the ensuing large fires, and she was abandoned and scuttled. U.S. battleship North Carolina and destroyer O'Brien were hit by the remaining three torpedoes during the same attack (often incorrectly attributed to a second Japanese submarine). O'Brien later sank as a result of the torpedo damage and North Carolina was under repair at Pearl Harbor until November 16, 1942.
[edit] "Tokyo Express"
From November, 1942, until February, 1943, I-19 assisted with the nocturnal supply and reinforcement deliveries, and later, evacuations for Japanese forces on Guadalcanal. These missions were labeled "Tokyo Express" by Allied forces.
[edit] Fiji
Between April and September, 1943, I-19 was stationed off of Fiji. During this time, the submarine sank two and heavily damaged one Allied cargo ships. After sinking one of the ships, I-19 surfaced and machine-gunned the surviving crew members in their lifeboats, killing one of them.
[edit] Loss
On November 25, 1943, at 20:49, 50 nautical miles (93 km) west of Makin Island, destroyer USS Radford detected I-19 on the surface with radar. After I-19 submerged, Radford attacked her with depth charges. I-19 was lost with all hands in this attack.
Commanding Officers
Chief Equipping Officer - Cmdr. Shogo Narahara - 31 January 1941 - 28 April 1941
Cmdr. Shogo Narahara - 28 April 1941 - 15 July 1942
Lt. Cmdr. / Cmdr. Takakazu Kinashi - 15 July 1942 - 27 September 1943 (Promoted to Commander on 1 November 1942.)
Lt. Cmdr. Shigeo Kobayashi - 27 September 1943 - 25 November 1943 (KIA)
[edit] References
- Horn, Steve (2005). The Second Attack on Pearl Harbor: Operation K And Other Japanese Attempts to Bomb America in World War II. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-59114-388-8.
- Parshall, Jon; Bob Hackett, Sander Kingsepp, & Allyn Nevitt. Imperial Japanese Navy Page: HIJMS Submarine I-19: Tabular Record of Movement. Retrieved on 2006-07-06.
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