Japanese submarine I-180

I-180 was a Kaidai class submarine (KD7 Type) of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Laid down at the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal on 17 April 1941 and launched on 7 February 1942. Completed on 15 January 1943. She torpedoed and sank the Australian merchant ship Wollongbar on 29 April 1943, the Norwegian merchant ship Fingal on 5 May 1943, while damaged the Australian merchant vessels Ormiston and Caradale on 12 May 1943.

Fate

I-180 was sunk by USS Gilmore at Dutch Harbor on 27 April 1944.

Reference

http://www.combinedfleet.com/I-180.htm

Kaidai-class submarine

KD1	I-51

KD2	I-52

KD3	I-53 · I-54 · I-55 · I-56 ⁄ I-156 · I-57 ⁄ I-157 · I-58 ⁄ I-158 · I-59 ⁄ I-159 · I-60 · I-63

KD4	I-61 · I-62 ⁄ I-162 · I-64 ⁄ I-164

KD5	I-65 ⁄ I-165 · I-66 ⁄ I-166 · I-67

KD6	I-68 ⁄ I-168 · I-69 ⁄ I-169 · I-70 · I-71 ⁄ I-171 · I-72 ⁄ I-172 · I-73 ⁄ I-173 · I-74 ⁄ I-174 · I-75 ⁄ I-175

KD7	I-76 ⁄ I-176 · I-77 ⁄ I-177 · I-78 ⁄ I-178 · I-79 ⁄ I-179 · I-80 ⁄ I-180 · I-81 ⁄ I-181 · I-82 ⁄ I-182 · I-83 ⁄ I-183 · I-84 ⁄ I-184 · I-85 ⁄ I-185

Imperial Japanese Navy submarines