Japanese submarine I-54 (1943)

The second I-54 was an Imperial Japanese Navy Type B3 submarine. Completed and commissioned in March 1944, she served in World War II and took part in the Marianas campaign and the Philippines campaign before she was sunk in October 1944.

For other ships with the same name, see Japanese submarine I-54.
I-54 during trials in Tokyo Bay, ca. February 1944.
History
Japan
NameSubmarine No. 627
BuilderYokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka, Japan
Laid down1 July 1942
Launched4 May 1943
RenamedI-54 on 4 May 1943
Completed31 March 1944
Commissioned31 March 1944
Fate
  • Missing after 23 October 1944
  • Possibly sunk 28 October 1944
Stricken10 March 1945
General characteristics
Class and typeType B3 submarine
Displacement
  • 2,140 long tons (2,174 t) surfaced
  • 3,688 long tons (3,747 t) submerged
Length108.7 m (357 ft)
Beam9.3 m (31 ft)
Draft5.19 m (17.0 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 × Kampon Mk.22 diesel engines, 4,700 hp (3,500 kW)
  • 2 × Electric motors, 1,200 hp (890 kW)
Speed
  • 17.7 knots (33 km/h) surfaced
  • 6.5 knots (12 km/h) submerged
Range
  • 21,000 nmi (39,000 km) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced
  • 105 nmi (194 km) at 3 kn (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) submerged
Test depth100 m (328 ft)
Complement94 officers and men
Armament
  • 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
  • 19 × Type 95 torpedoes
  • 2 × Type 96 25 mm (0.98 in) AA guns
Aircraft carried1 × floatplane
Aviation facilitiesHangar and catapult
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