Japanese submarine I-25

History
Japan
Name	I-25
Builder	Mitsubishi
Commissioned	1941
Fate	Sunk by one or more US destroyers on 3 September 1943
Service record
Part of:	Yokosuka Naval District; Submarine Squadron 1;
Commanders:	Meiji Tagami; 15 October 1941 – 7 July 1943; Tsuneo Shichiji; 7 July 1943 – 15 July 1943; Masaru Ohiga; 15 July 1943 – 3 September 1943;
General characteristics
Class and type	B1 Type submarine
Displacement	2,344 tonnes (2,584 tons) surfaced; 3,315 tonnes (3,654 tons) submerged;
Length	108.7 m (356.6 ft)
Beam	9.3 m (30.5 ft)
Draught	5.1 m (16.7 ft)
Propulsion	2 diesels: 9,246 kW (12,400 hp); Electric motors: 1,491 kW (2,000 hp);
Speed	43.5 km/h (23.5 kn; 27.0 mph) surfaced; 15 km/h (8 kn; 9 mph) submerged;
Range	25,928 km (14,000 nmi; 16,111 mi) at 30 km/h (16.2 kn; 18.6 mph)
Test depth	100 m (330 ft)
Complement	94 officers and men
Armament	6 × 533 mm (21 in) forward torpedo tubes; 17 torpedoes; 1 × 14 cm/40 11th Year Type naval gun;
Aircraft carried	1 × Yokosuka E14Y observation seaplane

I-25 (イ-25) was a B1 type (I-15-class) submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served in World War II, took part in the Attack on Pearl Harbor, and was the only Axis submarine to carry out aerial bombing on the continental United States in World War II, during the so-called Lookout Air Raids, and the shelling of Fort Stevens, both attacks occurring in the state of Oregon.

I-25, displaced 2584 long tons surfaced and 3654 long tons submerged and was 108 m (354 ft 4 in) long, with a range of 25,928 km (14,000 nmi; 16,111 mi), a maximum surface speed of 43.5 km/h (23.5 kn; 27.0 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 15 km/h (8 kn; 9 mph). She carried a two-seater Yokosuka E14Y reconnaissance floatplane, known to the Allies as "Glen". It was disassembled and stowed in a hangar in front of the conning tower.

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