Japanese submarine HA. 19
HA. 19 (also known as Japanese Midget Submarine "C" by the United States Navy) is a historic Imperial Japanese Navy Type A Kō-hyōteki-class midget submarine that was part of the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. The submarine's crew was ordered to enter Pearl Harbor, attack the moored American warships with its two torpedoes and then scuttle her with explosives. However, the crew was unable to enter the harbor due to navigational difficulties, and the submarine ran aground and was captured by American forces.
HA. 19 grounded in the surf on Oahu after the Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 1941 | |
| History | |
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| Japan | |
| Name | HA. 19 |
| Builder | Kure Naval Dockyard, Kure |
| Launched | 1938 |
| Captured | Grounded, Oahu 7 December 1941 |
| Status | Museum exhibit |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Type A Kō-hyōteki-class submarine |
| Displacement | 46 long tons (47 t) submerged |
| Length | 23.9 m (78 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Height | 3 m (9 ft 10 in) |
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| Test depth | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Complement | 2 |
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HA. 19 (Japanese Midget Submarine) | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
HA. 19 (Japanese Midget Submarine) HA. 19 (Japanese Midget Submarine) | |
| Location | National Museum of the Pacific War, 340 E. Main St., Fredericksburg, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30°16′20″N 98°52′6″W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001428 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 30, 1989 |
| Designated NHL | June 30, 1989 |
HA. 19 is now displayed at the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, Texas.
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