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I-177 was an Imperial Japanese Navy Kaidai-type cruiser submarine of the KD7 subclass commissioned in 1942. She served during World War II, patrolling off Australia, taking part in the New Guinea campaign, operating in the North Pacific, and participating in the Palau campaign before she was sunk by the destroyer escort USS Samuel S. Miles (DE-183) in 1944, with no survivors. | I-177 was an Imperial Japanese Navy Kaidai-type cruiser submarine of the KD7 subclass commissioned in 1942. She served during World War II, patrolling off Australia, taking part in the New Guinea campaign, operating in the North Pacific, and participating in the Palau campaign before she was sunk by the destroyer escort USS Samuel S. Miles (DE-183) in 1944, with no survivors. | ||
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| + | On her first war patrol she sank two ships, the seconf being [[SS Centaur]] an Australian Hospital Ship. | ||
Revision as of 19:15, 14 July 2024
 Sister ship I-176 - N. Polmar, D. Carpenter. Submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy 1904—1945. — Conway Maritime Press, 1986 | |
| History | |
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| Name | Japanese Submarine I-177 |
| Owner | Japanese Navy |
| Builder | Kawasaki, Kobe |
| Launched | 20 Dec 1941 |
| Completed | 28 Dec 1942 |
| In service | 28 Dec 1942 |
| Out of service | 3 Oct 1944 |
| Fate | sunk by USS Samuel S. Miles |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Kaidai class Submarine |
| Tonnage | 2,644 tons submerged |
| Length | 105.5 m (346 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 8.25 m (27 ft 1 in) |
| Depth | 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion | Diesel and electric twin screw |
| Speed | 23.1 knots (42.8 km/h) |
| Capacity | 86 crew |
Remarks
I-177 was an Imperial Japanese Navy Kaidai-type cruiser submarine of the KD7 subclass commissioned in 1942. She served during World War II, patrolling off Australia, taking part in the New Guinea campaign, operating in the North Pacific, and participating in the Palau campaign before she was sunk by the destroyer escort USS Samuel S. Miles (DE-183) in 1944, with no survivors.
On her first war patrol she sank two ships, the seconf being SS Centaur an Australian Hospital Ship.