Japanese submarine I-174

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History
Empire of Japan
NameI-74
Ordered1934
BuilderSasebo Naval Arsenal
Laid down16 October 1934
Launched28 March 1938
Commissioned15 August 1938
RenamedI-174, 1942
Stricken10 June 1944
FateSunk by aircraft attack, 12 April 1944
General characteristics
Class and typeKaidai type (KD6B Type)
Displacement
  • 1,839 tonnes (1,810 long tons) surfaced
  • 2,605 tonnes (2,564 long tons) submerged
Length105 m (344 ft 6 in)
Beam8.2 m (26 ft 11 in)
Draft4.57 m (15 ft 0 in)
Installed power
  • 9,000 bhp (6,700 kW) (diesels)
  • 1,800 hp (1,300 kW) (electric motors)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) surfaced
  • 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
Range
  • 10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced
  • 65 nmi (120 km; 75 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) submerged
Test depth75 m (246 ft)
Complement70
Armament

The Japanese submarine I-174 (I-74, until 20 May 1942) was a Kaidai type of cruiser submarine of the KD6B sub-class, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the mid-1930s.

Design and description[]

The submarines of the KD6B sub-class were essentially repeats of the preceding KD6A sub-class. They displaced 1,814 tonnes (1,785 long tons) surfaced and 2,605 tonnes (2,564 long tons) submerged. The submarines were 105 meters (344 ft 6 in) long, had a beam of 8.2 meters (26 ft 11 in) and a draft of 4.57 meters (15 ft 0 in). The boats had a diving depth of 75 m (246 ft)[1]

For surface running, the boats were powered by two 4,500-brake-horsepower (3,356 kW) diesel engines, each driving one propeller shaft. When submerged each propeller was driven by a 900-horsepower (671 kW) electric motor. They could reach 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) on the surface and 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) underwater.[2] On the surface, the KD3Bs had a range of 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph); submerged, they had a range of 65 nmi (120 km; 75 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph).[3]

The boats were armed with six internal 53.3 cm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes, four in the bow and two in the stern. They carried a total of 14 torpedoes. They were also armed with one 120 mm (4.7 in) deck gun for combat on the surface and two 13.2 mm (0.52 in) anti-aircraft machineguns.[3]

Construction and career[]

I-174 completed eight war patrols during the Pacific War. She attacked Convoy GP55 on 16 June 1943. During her ninth war patrol, she was sunk near Truk on 12 April 1944 by a United States Navy B-24 Liberator patrol aircraft from VB-108.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Carpenter & Polmar, p. 96
  2. ^ Chesneau, p. 198
  3. ^ a b Bagnasco, p. 183

References[]

  • Bagnasco, Erminio (1977). Submarines of World War Two. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-962-6.
  • Carpenter, Dorr B. & Polmar, Norman (1986). Submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy 1904–1945. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-396-6.
  • Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
  • Hackett, Bob & Kingsepp, Sander (2001). "HIJMS Submarine I-174: Tabular Record of Movement". Combinedfleet.com.
  • Rohwer, Jürgen (2005). Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two (Third Revised ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-59114-119-2.
  • Stevens, David (1993). "I-174 : The Last Japanese Submarine off Australia". Journal of the Australian War Memorial. Canberra: Australian War Memorial (22). ISSN 0729-6274.


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