Submarine I-401
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Submarine
Second Sen-Toku class submarine, sister of I-400. Commanded by Lt. Cdr. Nambu during the planned Ulithi strike. Surrendered August 1945 and scuttled off Hawaii in May 1946. Wreck discovered in 2005.
- Armament
- 53cm魚雷発射管8門（魚雷20本）、14cm砲1門、25mm機銃4門、晴嵐攻撃機3機
- Fate
- Scuttled
History
IJN I-401 was the second ship of the Sen-Toku class, built at Sasebo Naval Arsenal and commissioned on January 8, 1945. Like her sister I-400, she could carry three Aichi M6A1 Seiran floatplane bombers. Commanded by Lieutenant Commander Nobukiyo Nambu, she was designated as part of the force for Operation Arashi — a surprise attack on the US anchorage at Ulithi Atoll in the Caroline Islands. After Japan's surrender was announced on August 15, 1945, Nambu ordered the Seiran aircraft dumped overboard. Intercepted at sea off Honshu by the submarine USS Segundo on August 29, 1945, he surrendered his boat to her; after the two submarines reached Sagami Bay on August 31, Nambu handed over two swords to Segundo's prize crew officer as a token of surrender. I-401 was taken to Hawaii for inspection and scuttled on May 31, 1946. Her wreck was discovered by the Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory in March 2005 at a depth of 820 meters.
Related sites (3)
- Built33.150, 129.717
Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Sasebo, Nagasaki — laid down April 26, 1943; launched March 11, 1944
- Homeport34.231, 132.565
Kure Naval District — I-401 was registered here on completion (8 January 1945)
- Sunk21.183, -158.117
Off Kalaeloa (Barbers Point), Oahu, Hawaii — scuttled May 31, 1946. Wreck discovered March 2005 at 820m depth.
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