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I61  

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
伊61 [I61]			Mitsubishi, Kobe	1926	12.11.1927	4/1929	collision 6.10.1941
伊62 [I62], 5.1942- 伊162 [I162]			Mitsubishi, Kobe	4/1927	29.11.1928	4/1930	surrendered 8.1945, scuttled 1.4.1946
伊64 [I64], 5.1942- 伊164 [I164]			Kure K K	3/1928	5.10.1929	8/1930	sunk 17.5.1942

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	1635
Displacement normal, t	1720 / 2300
Length, m	91.0 pp 95.5 wl 97.7 oa
Breadth, m	7.80
Draught, m	4.83
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 Kampon diesels / 2 electric motors
Power, h. p.	6000 / 1800
Max speed, kts	20 / 8.5
Fuel, t	diesel oil 190
Endurance, nm(kts)	10800(10) / 60(3)
Armament	1 x 1 - 120/45 11-shiki, 6 - 533 TT (4 bow, 2 stern, 14)
Electronic equipment	K-chubu hydrophone
Complement	58
Diving depth operational, m	60

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Project history

Kaidai 4 (Large Admiralty 4). Built under the 1923-1928 programme. Development of Kaidai 3b type, the basic differences consisted in a little bit smaller hull length and reduction of bow TTs number from six to four for lightening of a fore end.

Modernizations 4.

1945, I162: - 1 x 1 - 120/45; + 2 Kaiten human torpedoes.

Naval service

I61 1.10.1941 was lost as a result of collision with gunboat off Iki. In February, 1942 she was raised, but repair has been recognised as inexpedient, and wreck was broken up. I64 17.5.1942 was sunk SE off Kagoshima by US submarine Triton. I162 14.2.1943 was damaged by torpedo from US submarine Thresher and was under repair till May, 1943, in July, 1944 she was re-rated as training submarine, early 1945 there is begun conversion to Kaiten carrier, submarine was scuttled by Americans 1.4.1946.