Japanese submarine I-11

History
Empire of Japan
Name	Submarine No. 125
Builder	Kawasaki, Kobe, Japan
Laid down	10 April 1939
Launched	28 February 1941
Renamed	I-11 28 February 1941
Completed	16 May 1942
Commissioned	16 May 1942
Fate	Missing after 11 January 1944
Stricken	30 April 1944
Service record
Part of:	Submarine Squadron 3; Submarine Squadron 1;
Commanders:	Tsuneo Shichiji; 16 May 1942 – 7 July 1943; Meiji Tagami ; 7 July 1943 – 10 October 1943; Hisaichi Izu ; 10 October 1943 – January 1944;
General characteristics
Class and type	Type A1 submarine
Displacement	2,966 tonnes (2,919 long tons) surfaced; 4,195 tonnes (4,129 long tons) submerged;
Length	113.7 m (373 ft 0 in) overall
Beam	9.5 m (31 ft 2 in)
Draft	5.3 m (17 ft 5 in)
Installed power	12,400 bhp (9,200 kW) (diesel); 2,400 hp (1,800 kW) (electric motor);
Propulsion	Diesel-electric; 1 × diesel engine; 1 × electric motor;
Speed	23.5 knots (43.5 km/h; 27.0 mph) surfaced; 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged;
Range	16,000 nmi (30,000 km; 18,000 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced; 60 nmi (110 km; 69 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) submerged;
Test depth	100 m (330 ft)
Crew	100
Armament	6 × bow 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes; 1 × 140 mm (5.5 in)/40 deck gun; 2 × twin 25 mm (1 in) Type 96 anti-aircraft guns;
Aircraft carried	1 × Yokosuka E14Y seaplane
Aviation facilities	1 × catapult

I-11 was an Imperial Japanese Navy Type A1 submarine that served during World War II. Designed as a submarine aircraft carrier and submarine squadron flagship, she was commissioned in 1942. She participated in the Guadalcanal campaign and patrolled off Australia, New Caledonia, and the Ellice Islands before she disappeared in 1944 during her sixth war patrol. She badly damaged the Royal Australian Navy light cruiser HMAS Hobart in 1943.

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