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| Tonnage | 700 tons standard 940 tons surfaced |
| Dimensions | 234'7" by 22' by 13' 71.50m by 6.71m by 3.96m |
| Maximum speed | 19
knots surfaced 8.2 knots submerged |
| Dive | To 245 feet (75 m) |
| Complement | 75 |
| Armament | 4 21" torpedo
tubes (10 torpedoes) 1 3"/40 AA gun 2 13mm/76 machine gun |
| Machinery |
2-shaft diesel (2900 hp) or
electric (1200 hp) |
| Range | 8000 nautical miles (14,800 km) at 12 knots surfaced 4500 nautical miles (8300 km) at 20 knots surfaced 90 nautical miles (167 km) at 3.5 knots submerged |
The K5s were
short-ranged (RO) submarines designed as
prototypes for wartime mass production. The Japanese designated them as Navy medium type submarines (Kaigun-shiki Chūgata Sensuikan). Resembling the British U
class, and completed in 1935-1937, they showed considerable
promise, particularly
in their sea keeping. They used improved diesel engines that gave them good surfaced speed.
| Sunk by Arunta 1942-8-29 off Port Moresby | ||
| Sunk by O'Bannon and Strong 1943-4-5 off the Russell Islands |
References
CombinedFleet.com (accessed 2009-12-18)
Jentschura, Jung, and Mickel (1977)
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