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Sister shipI-176at sea, 1942
History
Empire of Japan
NameI-179
BuilderKawasaki Dockyard Co., Kobe
Laid down21 August 1941, asSubmarine No. 157
Launched16 July 1942
Completed18 June 1943
Renamed1 November 1941, asI-179
Stricken15 April 1944
Fate
  • Sunk during sea trials, 14 July 1943
  • Salvaged and scrapped, 1957
General characteristics
Class and typeKaidaitype,KD7-class
Displacement
  • 1,862 t (1,833 long tons) (surfaced)
  • 2,644 t (2,602 long tons) (submerged)
Length105.5 m (346 ft 2 in)
Beam8.25 m (27 ft 1 in)
Draft4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Installed power
  • 8,000 bhp (6,000 kW) (diesels)
  • 1,800 hp (1,300 kW) (electric motors)
Propulsion
  • Diesel-electric
  • 2 × diesel engines
  • 2 × electric motors
Speed
  • 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) surfaced
  • 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
Range
  • 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced
  • 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth80 m (260 ft)
Complement86
Armament
  • 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (all bow)
  • 1 × 120 mm (4.7 in) deck gun
  • 1 × twin 25 mm (1.0 in) Type 96 AA gun