Japanese submarine I-58 (1943)

	I-58 during trials in 1944
History
Japan
Name	I-58
Builder	Yokosuka Naval Arsenal
Laid down	26 December 1942
Launched	9 October 1943
Completed	7 September 1944
Fate	Scuttled 1 April 1946
General characteristics
Class and type	Type B3 submarine
Displacement	2,140 long tons (2,174 t) standard surfaced; 3,688 long tons (3,747 t) submerged;
Length	108.7 m (357 ft)
Beam	9.3 m (31 ft)
Draft	5.18 m (17.0 ft)
Propulsion	2 ×diesel engines, 4,700 hp (3,500 kW); 2 × Electric motors, 1,200 hp (890 kW);
Speed	17.75 knots (33 km/h) surfaced; 6.5 knots (12 km/h) submerged;
Range	21,000 nmi (39,000 km) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced; 105 nmi (194 km) at 3 kn (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) submerged;
Test depth	100 m (330 ft)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	6 × Kaiten manned torpedoes
Complement	94 officers and men
Armament	6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes; 23 × torpedoes; 1 x 140 mm (5.5 in) gun; 2 × Type 96 25 mm (0.98 in) AA guns;
Aircraft carried	1 × floatplane later removed
Aviation facilities	Hangar and launching catapult for floatplane (removed 1945)

I-58 was a Japanese B3 type cruiser submarine that served in the final year of World War II. Her only significant wartime success came with a conventional torpedo attack upon USS Indianapolis on 30 July 1945. She was modified to carry Kaiten manned torpedoes, making several attacks that inflicted minor damage in exchange for every Kaiten launched being sunk. The submarine surrendered in September 1945, and was later scuttled by the United States Navy.

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