"Shinkai" 1944
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Names |
1 boat |
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Builders |
Ourazaki, Kure: 1 boat |
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Commissioned |
1944: 1 boat |
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Losses |
unknown |
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Transfers |
none |
| Discarding | unknown |
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Displacement standard, t |
|
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Displacement normal, t |
11.5 |
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Length, m |
12.5 |
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Breadth, m |
1.65 |
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Draught, m |
1.20 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
1 electric motor |
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Power, h. p. |
20 |
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Max speed, kts |
9 |
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Fuel, t |
none |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament |
1 1-t explosive charge |
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Complement |
2 |
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Diving depth operational, m |
Project history: Smallest Japanese midget submarine, intended to attack ships anchored in Pacific atolls. Design, known as "9-Kanamono", included oval hull form and side ballast tanks.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Boat never went to sea. Fate is unknown.
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