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| Tonnage | 1635 tons standard 1800 tons surfaced 2300 tons submerged |
| Dimensions | 330'1" by 26'2" by 15'10" 100.61m by 7.98m by 4.83m |
| Maximum speed | 20 knots surfaced 8 knots submerged |
| Dive |
to 200 feet to 60 meters |
| Complement | 60 |
| Armament | 1 4.7"/45
dual-purpose gun 1 light machine gun (KD3B group) 8 21" torpedo tubes (16 torpedoes) |
| Machinery |
2-shaft diesel (6800 bhp) or
electric (1800 shp) |
| Bunkerage | 230 tons diesel fuel |
| Range | 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km) at 10 knots surfaced 6130 nautical miles (11,400 km) at 16 knots surfaced 90 nautical miles (170 km) at 3 knots submerged |
The KD3s were long-range submarines completed in 1927-1930. They differed from earlier types primarily in having strengthened hulls. There were two groups, the KD3A and KD3B groups, which were very similar except for bow form. They were somewhat dated at the outbreak of war, and most were later relegated to training duties.
| I-53 | Relegated to training duty on 1942-3-10 and renamed I-153 on 1942-5-20. | |
| Relegated to training duty on 1942-3-10 and renumbered I-154 on 1942-5-20. | ||
| Relegated to training duty on 1942-3-10 and renumbered I-155 on 1942-5-20. | ||
| Renumbered I-156 on 1942-5-20 and relegated to training duty on 1942-7-10. Converted to a Kaiten carrier on 1945-4-1. | ||
| Renumbered I-157 on 1942-5-20 and relegated to training duty on 1942-7-10. Converted to a Kaiten carrier on 1945-4-20. | ||
| Renumbered I-158 on 1942-5-20 and relegated to training duty on 1942-7-10. Converted to a Kaiten carrier on 1945-4-20. | ||
| I-59 | Kobe | Renumbered I-159 on 1942-5-20 and relegated to training duty on 1942-7-10. Converted to a Kaiten carrier on 1945-4-20. |
| I-60 | Kobe | Sunk 1942-1-17 in the Sunda Strait by Jupiter |
References
Jentschura, Jung, and Mickel (1977)
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