Type I-13 submarines ( 伊 十三 型 潜水 艦 ), also known as the AM type, are a series of Japanese diesel-electric submarines during the Second World War . The lead boat of the series was laid as a representative of the type I-12 , but during the construction process it was rebuilt into an aircraft carrier. In total, it was planned to build seven boats of the series, but already in 1943 this number was reduced to four, of which only two were completed. Initially it was planned to use them as patrols, but closer to the end of the war it was decided to use them as submarine aircraft carriers for special operations, similar to I-400 type submarines. Of the two submarines commissioned, one was killed in battle, the other was scrapped after the surrender of Japan
| Type I-13 Submarines | |
|---|---|
| 十三 型 潜水 艦 | |
 I-14 in 1945 | |
| Main characteristics | |
| Ship type | DEPL |
| Speed (surface) | 16.75 knots |
| Speed (underwater) | 5.5 knots |
| Working depth | 100 m |
| Autonomy swimming | 90 days, 39,000 km at 16 knots 110 km underwater |
| Crew | 108 people |
| Dimensions | |
| Displacement above the water | 2,620 t standard 3,603 tons full |
| Underwater displacement | 4,762 t |
| Length is greatest (on KVL ) | 113.7 m |
| Case width naib. | 11.7 m |
| Average draft (on KVL) | 5.9 m |
| Power point | |
| diesel electric, 2 diesel engines , 4,400 hp, electric motors , 600 hp, 2 propeller shaft | |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 1 × 140 mm / 40, 7 × 25 mm / 60 Type 96 |
| Torpedo mine weapons | 6 nasal 533 mm TA , 12 torpedoes |
| Aviation | 2 seaplanes Aichi M6A Seiran |
Representatives
| Factory number | Bookmark Date | Launching | Commissioning | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I-1 | June 10, 1944 | - | construction canceled in March 1945 , drowned in a storm in the Kobe region on September 18, 1945 | |
| I-13 | 1944 | December 16, 1944 | sunk by plane from the aircraft carrier "Anzio" and the destroyer "Lawrence S. Taylor" in the Yokosuki area, July 16, 1945 | |
| I-14 | 1944 | March 14, 1945 | surrendered on August 27, 1945 , scrapped | |
| I-15 | April 12, 1944 | - | construction canceled in March 1945 , scrapped | |
| No. 5094 - No. 5096 | construction canceled in 1943 | |||
Literature
- N. Polmar, D. Carpenter. Submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy 1904-1945. - Conway Maritime Press, 1986. - ISBN 0-85177-396-6 .