I351 1945
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 伊351 [I351] | Kure K K | 5/1943 | 24.2.1944 | 1.1945 | sunk 14.7.1945 | ||
| 伊352 [I352] | Kure K K | 11/1943 | 23.4.1944 | --- | sunk incomplete 22.6.1945 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
2650 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
3512 / 4290 |
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Length, m |
107.0 pp 110.0 wl 111.0 oa |
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Breadth, m |
10.2 |
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Draught, m |
6.14 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 Kampon diesels / 2 electric motors |
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Power, h. p. |
3700 / 1200 |
|
Max speed, kts |
15.8 / 6.3 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 120 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 13000(14) / 100(3) |
| Armament |
2 x 3 - 25/60 96-shiki, 1 x 1 - 25/60 96-shiki, 4 x 1 - 76/12 3-shiki mortars, 4 - 533 TT (bow,4) |
| Military load | 365 t of aircraft fuel, 15 t of bombs and torpedoes, 11 t of fresh water |
|
Electronic equipment |
2-shiki 2-go, 3-shiki 1-go radars, 93-shiki sonar, 93-shiki hydrophone, E27 ECM suite |
|
Complement |
77 |
| Diving depth operational, m | 90 |
Project history: Sen-Ho (Support submarine) type. Submarine replenishment tankers of Sen-Ho type were built for replenishment of large flying boats in the high sea. Each such tanker should carry up to 365t of aviation petrol, 15t of aviation ammunition (torpedoes and bombs) and 11t of fresh water. Simultaneously one submarine could supply 3 planes. Double-hulled, endurance was up to 60 days. Design provided artillery consisted from one 140mm/40 gun and 2 twin 25mm MGs, however at completion the gun was replaced by 4 mortars. Under the 1942 programme building of three submarines (I351-353) was provided, but actually navy received only lead I351. I352 at 90% availability 22.6.1945 was destroyed in Kure at of American Army aircraft. Order for I353, as well as for three more submarines of the additional 1942 program (Nos I-III), was cancelled in 1943.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: I351 was sunk 14.7.1945 NE off Natuna Besar by US submarine Bluefish.
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