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22-483: The Type B submarines were derived from the earlier KD6 sub-class of the Kaidai class and were equipped with an aircraft to enhance their scouting ability. They displaced 2,631 tonnes (2,589 long tons) surfaced and 3,713 tonnes (3,654 long tons) submerged. The submarines were 108.7 meters (356 ft 8 in) long, had a beam of 9.3 meters (30 ft 6 in) and a draft of 5.1 meters (16 ft 9 in). They had

44-478: A collision in 1941. I-164 was sunk by USS  Triton on 17 May 1942. I-162 survived the war. Project number S29 . Three Kaidai Vs were constructed; I-165, I-166 , and I-67 which were all completed in 1932. The design saw the upgrade of the deck weapon from a 50 caliber to a 65-caliber long dual-purpose gun . The submarine was also slightly wider and taller, with an increased crew complement of 75 and an increased maximum depth of 230 ft (70 m). I-165

66-419: A diving depth of 100 meters (330 ft). For surface running, the boats were powered by two 6,200- brake-horsepower (4,623 kW) diesel engines , each driving one propeller shaft . When submerged each propeller was driven by a 1,000-horsepower (746 kW) electric motor . They could reach 23.6 knots (43.7 km/h; 27.2 mph) on the surface and 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) underwater. On

88-647: A single 140 mm (5.5 in)/40 deck gun and two single mounts for 25 mm (1 in) Type 96 anti-aircraft guns . In the Type Bs, the aircraft hangar was faired into the base of the conning tower . A single catapult was positioned on the forward deck. Late in the war, some of the submarines had their aircraft hangar removed, to replace it with an additional 14 cm gun. In 1944, I-36 and I-37 had their aircraft hangar and catapult removed so that they could carry four Kaiten manned torpedoes, with I-36 later being further modified to carry six. The series

110-562: A trip to Australia with the destroyers Vampire and Tenedos , but the force was recalled. It was not until nine days later that Tenedos and Repulse would join Phillips' Force Z in attacking the Japanese invasion force, and he himself would perish when both Repulse and the battleship Prince of Wales were bombed and sunk by Japanese land based bombers . During her campaign in the Pacific, Jupiter

132-408: A two-digit boat name, from I-51 onwards. On 20 May 1942, all Kaidai submarines added a '1' to their names. For example, I-52 became I-152 . Ships are listed by the three-digit boat name if they had one, two-digit if they were not granted one or left service before 20 May 1942. The Kaidai -type submarines were divided into seven classes and two subclasses: Project number S22 . The prototype for

154-408: The 1st Naval Armaments Supplement Programme ( Maru 1) and the 2nd Naval Armaments Supplement Programme ( Maru 2) for the expansion of the Japanese navy. Constructed between 1934 and 1938, eight Kaidai VIs were built; I-168 , I-169 , I-70 , I-171 , I-172 , I-73 , I-174 , and I-175 . At 23 knots, this type had the fastest surface speed for any submarine at the time of construction, although

176-531: The US Navy on 1 April 1946. Kaidai-class submarine The Kaidai -type submarine ( 海大型潜水艦 , Kaidai-gata sensuikan ) was a type of first-class submarine operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) before and during World War II . The type name was shortened to Kai gun-shiki Ō gata Sensuikan ( 海 軍式 大 型潜水艦 ) Navy Large Type Submarine. All Kaidai -class submarines originally had

198-644: The Kaidai VII's six tubes all faced forward. They had an endurance of 75 days. Seven of the ten Kaidai VIIs were sunk within their first year of operation and all ten vessels were sunk by October 1944. HMS Jupiter (F85) HMS Jupiter was a J-class destroyer of the Royal Navy . As completed, Jupiter had a main gun armament of six 4.7-inch (119 mm) QF Mark XII guns in three twin mountings, two forward and one aft. These guns could only elevate to an angle of 40 degrees, and so were of limited use in

220-492: The anti-aircraft role, while the aft mount was arranged so that it could fire forwards over the ship's superstructure to maximise the forward firing firepower, but was therefore incapable of firing directly aft. A short range anti-aircraft armament of a four-barrelled 2 pounder "pom-pom" anti-aircraft mount and eight .50 in machine guns in two quadruple mounts was fitted, while torpedo armament consisted of ten 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes in two quintuple mounts. Jupiter

242-514: The class. The sole Kaidai I, I-51 , was based on World War I -era German submarines. She was completed in 1924, refitted with new engines in 1932 and scrapped in 1941. I-51 never saw combat. Project number S25 . There was only 1 Kaidai II, I-152 planned under the Eight-six fleet together with the I-51 . She was completed in 1924, used as a training vessel until mid-1942, then struck from service. She

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264-402: The end of World War II. I-63 was sunk in a collision with I-60 in 1939, the former losing all her crew. I-63 was refloated and scrapped in 1940. I-60 was later sunk by HMS  Jupiter . Project number S28 . Slightly smaller than her predecessors and with only four torpedo tubes , three Kaidai IVs were constructed between 1929 and 1930; I-61, I-162 , and I-164 . I-61 was lost in

286-490: The five ships sailed later that day. They rendezvoused with the battlecruiser Repulse at sea, and set course for Singapore , where they arrived on 2 December. They spent a few days there with shore leave and refit, while waiting for orders. On 1 December, it was announced that Sir Tom Phillips had been promoted to full Admiral, and appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Eastern Fleet . A few days later, Repulse started on

308-618: The ship's turbines that required repair at Devonport Dockyard . Jupiter completed trials on 1 September 1939, and joined the 7th Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet , based on the Humber , in time for the British declaration of war on 3 September 1939. On 29 November 1941, Jupiter and the destroyer Encounter detached from the Mediterranean Fleet, joined up with Force G at Colombo, and

330-707: The sinking of I-73 represented the first warship kill by a United States Navy submarine in the war. Project number S41 . The final design in the Kaidai class, ten Kaidai VIIs were ordered in 1939 ( I-176   I-185 ), and were completed over the course of 1942 and 1943. They were built in 1939 under the Maru 4 Programme . The IJN called New Kaidai ( 新海大型 , Shin Kaidai-gata ) unofficially, and intended to replace this type with Kaidai III and Kaidai IV. Instead of possessing some aft-firing torpedo tubes as all other predecessors did,

352-556: The speed was bettered slightly by later Japanese submarines. I-174 and I-175 were of the Kaidai VIb sub-type. They were 30 cm longer, 25 tons heavier, and equipped with a 50 cal deck weapon instead of a 65 cal. Kaidai VIs contributed to the sinking of two American aircraft carriers during World War II. The destruction of these submarines also hold some milestones; I-70 was Japan's first major warship casualty in World War II, and

374-445: The surface, the B1 s had a range of 14,000 nautical miles (26,000 km; 16,000 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph); submerged, they had a range of 96 nmi (178 km; 110 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph). The boats were armed with six internal bow 53.3 cm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes and carried a total of 17 torpedoes . They were also armed with

396-763: Was commanded by Lieutenant Commander Norman V. J. T. Thew. Jupiter sank the I-60 on 17 January 1942. On 27 February 1942 she struck a mine laid earlier in the day by the Dutch minelayer HNLMS Gouden Leeuw as she steamed with the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDA) cruiser force during the Battle of the Java Sea . The destroyer sank off the north Java coast in the Java Sea at 21:16 hours. Initially,

418-540: Was modified in 1945, her gun removed and two Kaiten manned torpedo suicide attack craft substituted. None of the Kaidai Vs survived World War II. I-67 was lost with all 87 crew during an exercise in 1940. I-165 was sunk on 27 June 1945, off the east coast of Saipan . I-166 was sunk by the British submarine HMS  Telemachus on 17 July 1944, off the coast of Singapore . Project number S31 (Kaidai VIa) and S34 (Kaidai VIb). They were built in 1931-34 under

440-522: Was ordered, along with the rest of the J class, on 25 March 1937, and was laid down by Yarrow , Limited, at their Scotstoun , Glasgow shipyard on Clydebank in Scotland on 28 September 1937 and launched on 27 October 1938. She was commissioned on 22 June 1939, and was completed on 25 June 1939, at a cost of £389,511. After commissioning, Jupiter underwent sea trials and worked up at Portland , with these activities being delayed by problems with

462-453: Was rather successful, especially at the beginning of the war. Altogether the Type B submarines (B1, B2 , and B3 combined) are credited with sinking 56 merchant ships for a total of 372,730 tonnes, about 35% of all merchant shipping sunk by Japanese submarines during the war. All B1 type submarines were lost during the conflict, except for I-36 , which was scuttled off Gotō Islands by

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484-449: Was scrapped in 1946. Project number S26 (Kaidai IIIa) and S27 (Kaidai IIIb). The nine Kaidai IIIs were based on earlier designs, but featured a strengthened hull. The "IIIb" types were 40 cm longer and had a different bow design. All nine boats were constructed between 1927 and 1930. Of the nine Kaidai IIIs, seven survived the war, as they spent much of their time as training vessels. These were scuttled or scrapped shortly after

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