Japanese submarine I-13

History
Imperial Japanese Navy
Name	Submarine No. 621
Builder	Kawasaki, Kobe, Japan
Laid down	4 February 1943
Renamed	I-13 1 October 1943
Launched	30 November 1943
Commissioned	16 December 1944
Fate	Sunk 16 July 1945
Stricken	15 September 1945
General characteristics
Class and type	Type AM submarine
Displacement	3,661 tonnes (3,603 long tons) surfaced; 4,838 tonnes (4,762 long tons) submerged;
Length	113.7 m (373 ft 0 in) overall
Beam	11.7 m (38 ft 5 in)
Draft	5.9 m (19 ft 4 in)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric; 1 × diesel engine, 4,400 bhp (3,281 kW); 1 × electric motor, 600 hp (447 kW);
Speed	16.75 knots (31.02 km/h; 19.28 mph) surfaced; 5.5 knots (10.2 km/h; 6.3 mph) submerged;
Range	21,000 nmi (39,000 km; 24,000 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 (328 ft)
Crew	108
Armament	6 × bow 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes; 1 × 14 cm (5.5 in) deck gun; 2 × triple, 1 × single 25 mm (1 in) Type 96 anti-aircraft guns;
Aircraft carried	2 × Aichi M6A Seiran floatplanes
Aviation facilities	1 × catapult; 1 x hangar;

I-13 was an Imperial Japanese Navy Type AM submarine that served during World War II. Designed as a submarine aircraft carrier, she was commissioned in December 1944 and sunk in July 1945.

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