Japanese submarine I-14

	I-14 (right) beside USS Proteus (far left) and I-401 on 29 August 1945.
History
Imperial Japanese Navy
Name	Submarine No. 5091
Builder	Kawasaki, Kobe, Japan
Laid down	18 May 1943
Launched	14 March 1944
Commissioned	14 March 1945
Fate	Surrendered 27 August 1945; Stricken 15 September 1945; Sunk as target 28 May 1946;
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-14 was an Imperial Japanese Navy Type AM submarine that served during World War II. Designed as a submarine aircraft carrier, she was commissioned in March 1945. She surrendered in August 1945 and was sunk as a target in 1946.

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