I502 1945
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| U181 (ex-U181), 7.1945- 伊501 [I501] | 1020 | Deschimag, Bremen, Germany | 3.1941 | 30.12.1941 | 5/1942 // 5.1945 | surrendered 8.1945, scuttled 12.2.1946 | |
| U862 (ex-U862), 7.1945- 伊502 [I502] | 1068 | Deschimag, Bremen, Germany | 8.1942 | 5.6.1943 | 10/1943 // 5.1945 | surrendered 8.1945, scuttled 12.2.1946 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
1150 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
1590 / 1775 |
|
Length, m |
87.6 |
|
Breadth, m |
7.50 |
|
Draught, m |
5.40 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 MAN diesels + 2 MWM diesel-generators / 2 electric motors |
|
Power, h. p. |
4400 + 1160 / 1000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
19.2 / 6.9 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 435 |
| Endurance, nm | 31500(10) / 57(4) |
| Armament |
1 x 1 - 37/80 C/30U, 2 x 2 - 20/65 C/38, 6 - 533 TT (4 bow, 2 stern, 24 or 72 mines) |
|
Electronic equipment |
FuMO30 or FuMO 61 radar, GHG hydrophone, FuMB 3 Bali, FuMB 6 Palau ECM suites |
|
Complement |
57 |
| Diving depth operational, m | 100 |
Project history: After capitulation of Germany all being in Japan German submarines 8-10.5.1945 were transferred under Japanese control and after assimilation of ships by new crews entered service. 15.7.1945 they have replaced old, still German numbering on accepted in the IJN.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Both were scuttled by Americans 12.2.1946.
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
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