Japanese submarine I-55 (1943)

History
Empire of Japan
Name	Submarine No. 628
Builder	Kure Navy Yard, Kure, Hiroshima
Laid down	15 June 1942
Renamed	I-55 on 1 November 1942
Launched	20 April 1943
Completed	20 April 1944
Commissioned	20 April 1944
Fate	Missing after 13 July 1944 (see text)
Stricken	10 October 1944
General characteristics
Class and type	Type C3 submarine
Displacement	2,605 tonnes (2,564 long tons) surfaced; 3,702 tonnes (3,644 long tons) submerged;
Length	108.7 m (356 ft 8 in) overall
Beam	9.3 m (30 ft 6 in)
Draft	5.1 m (16 ft 9 in)
Installed power	4,700 bhp (3,500 kW) (diesel); 1,200 hp (890 kW) (electric motor);
Propulsion	Diesel-electric; 1 × diesel engine; 1 × electric motor;
Speed	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced; 6.5 knots (12.0 km/h; 7.5 mph) submerged;
Range	27,000 nmi (50,000 km; 31,000 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced; 105 nmi (194 km; 121 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) submerged;
Test depth	100 m (330 ft)
Crew	94
Armament	6 × bow 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes; 2 × 14 cm (5.5 in) deck gun; 1 × twin 25 mm (1 in) Type 96 anti-aircraft guns;

The second I-55 was one of three Type C cruiser submarines of the C3 sub-class built for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Commissioned in April 1944, she was lost in July 1944 while taking part in the Marianas campaign during World War II.

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