Japanese submarine I-13

History
Imperial Japanese Navy
NameSubmarine No. 621
BuilderKawasaki, Kobe, Japan
Laid down4 February 1943
RenamedI-13 1 October 1943
Launched30 November 1943
Commissioned16 December 1944
FateSunk 16 July 1945
Stricken15 September 1945
General characteristics
Class & typeType A Mod.2 submarine
Displacement
  • 3,661 tonnes (3,603 long tons) surfaced
  • 4,838 tonnes (4,762 long tons) submerged
Length113.7 m (373 ft 0 in) overall
Beam11.7 m (38 ft 5 in)
Draft5.9 m (19 ft 4 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 16.75 knots (31.02 km/h; 19.28 mph) surfaced
  • 5.5 knots (10.2 km/h; 6.3 mph) submerged
Range
  • 21,000 nmi (39,000 km; 24,000 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced
  • 60 nmi (110 km; 69 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) submerged
Test depth100 m (328 ft)
Crew108
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × Aichi M6A Seiran floatplanes
Aviation facilities

I-13 was an Imperial Japanese Navy Type A Mod.2 submarine that served during World War II. Designed as a submarine aircraft carrier, she was commissioned in December 1944 and sunk in July 1945.

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