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Type Kd7 Submarines: Japanese Submarine I-176, Japanese Submarine I-177, Japanese Submarine I-76, Japanese Submarine I-77

Type Kd7 Submarines: Japanese Submarine I-176, Japanese Submarine I-177, Japanese Submarine I-76, Japanese Submarine I-77


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Chapters: Japanese Submarine I-176, Japanese Submarine I-177, Japanese Submarine I-76, Japanese Submarine I-77. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: 6 533 mm forward torpedo tubes12 Type 95 torpedoes1 120 mm (4.7 in) L/40 11th Year Type Naval gun 2 Type 96 25mm AA gunsThe I-176, also named I-76, was a Kaidai-class submarine (KD7 Type) of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. The most successful submarine of her class, she severely damaged the heavy cruiser USS Chester in October 1942 and sunk a U.S. submarine (Corvina) in November 1943, the only Japanese submarine to sink one of her American counterparts. I-176 was sunk in May 1944 in the western Pacific by the American destroyers Franks, Haggard and Johnston. I-176 was ordered in 1939 but construction did not begin until 1941 at the Kure Naval Arsenal in Hiroshima prefecture. On completion in 1942 the vessel was renamed from I-76 to I-176 and was sent initially to Truk in September 1942. On October 13, an American carrier group was sighted off the Solomon Islands. Japanese submarines in the area, including the I-176, were ordered to travel north to carry out an attack but the I-176 was the only Japanese vessel to successfully engage one of the US vessels. She attacked USS Chester on October 20, 1942, at some 120 miles (190 km) southeast of the island of Makira (then known as San Cristobal). The cruiser was badly damaged, suffering 11 killed and 12 wounded. After returning to Sydney, Australia to carry out repairs, Chester had to withdraw to Norfolk, Virginia for repairs which kept her out of the war until September 1943. USS Corvina, sunk by I-176 on November 16, 1943I-176 was subsequently converted to a transport role, with her 120 mm gun being removed and fittings for a landin...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=23006809


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  • ISBN-13: 9781158259175
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • No of Pages: 22
  • Spine Width: 1 mm
  • Weight: 45 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1158259174
  • Publisher Date: 15 Sep 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Japanese Submarine I-176, Japanese Submarine I-177, Japanese Submarine I-76, Japanese Submarine I-77
  • Width: 229 mm


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