Japanese submarine I-351

	I-351 in 1945.
History
Japan
Name	Submarine No. 655
Builder	Kure Naval Arsenal, Kure, Japan
Laid down	1 May 1943
Renamed	I-361 on 22 December 1943
Launched	24 February 1944
Completed	28 January 1945
Commissioned	28 January 1945
Fate	Sunk by USS Bluefish, 15 July 1945
Stricken	15 September 1945
General characteristics
Class and type	Senho Type
Displacement	3,512 long tons (3,568 t) surfaced; 4,290 long tons (4,359 t) submerged;
Length	111.00 m (364 ft 2 in) overall
Beam	10.2 m (33 ft 6 in)
Draft	6.1 m (20 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	2 × diesel engines (3,700 bhp (2,800 kW)); 2 × electric motors (1,200 shp (890 kW)); 2 shafts;
Speed	15.75 knots (29.17 km/h; 18.12 mph) (surfaced); 6.3 knots (11.7 km/h; 7.2 mph) (submerged);
Range	13,000 nmi (24,000 km; 15,000 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) (surfaced); 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) (submerged);
Test depth	90 m (300 ft)
Complement	77 + 13 aircrew
Armament	4 × bow 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes; (4 torpedoes); 3 × 81 mm (3.2 in) Type 3 mortars; 7 × 25 mm (1 in) Type 96 AA guns;

I-351 was an I-351-class (Senho type submarine (潜補型潜水艦, Sen-Ho-gata sensuikan) tanker/transport submarine built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Originally designed to support flying boats in forward areas, she was converted into a tanker. The only submarine of her class to be completed, she was commissioned in late January 1945 and was sunk on the return leg of her second voyage in July 1945.

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