WWII Japanese submarine found near Hawaii (I-400) Class
Tue Mar 22, 2005 11:07 am
CNN reported that a I-400 Class Japanese sub was found Thursday.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1366913/posts
Very cool. Didn't know about this one.
Patrick
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1366913/posts
Very cool. Didn't know about this one.
Patrick
Tue Mar 22, 2005 11:38 am
31 May 1946:
The I-401 is a target ship in the Pacific off Pearl Harbor for tests of the Mark 10-3 exploder. At 1059, she sinks by the stern at 21-12N, 158-07W after being hit by two Mark-18 electric torpedoes fired by Cdr O. R. Cole's USS CABEZON (SS-334).
17 March 2005:
Oahu, Hawaii. The Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory's (HURL) deep-diving submersible Pisces VI locates the I-401 off the coast of Kalaeloa. The I-401 lies in about 820 meters (2665 feet) off the coast of Barbers Point. The bow is broken off just forward of the aircraft hangar. The two pieces are not far apart and are connected by a debris field. The main hull is sitting upright on the bottom and the numbers "I-401" are clearly visible on the sides of the conning tower. Her 25-mm antiaircraft guns are in almost perfect condition.
The I-401 is a target ship in the Pacific off Pearl Harbor for tests of the Mark 10-3 exploder. At 1059, she sinks by the stern at 21-12N, 158-07W after being hit by two Mark-18 electric torpedoes fired by Cdr O. R. Cole's USS CABEZON (SS-334).
17 March 2005:
Oahu, Hawaii. The Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory's (HURL) deep-diving submersible Pisces VI locates the I-401 off the coast of Kalaeloa. The I-401 lies in about 820 meters (2665 feet) off the coast of Barbers Point. The bow is broken off just forward of the aircraft hangar. The two pieces are not far apart and are connected by a debris field. The main hull is sitting upright on the bottom and the numbers "I-401" are clearly visible on the sides of the conning tower. Her 25-mm antiaircraft guns are in almost perfect condition.
Tue Mar 22, 2005 5:45 pm
too cool!!! 
are the float planes still aboard in the water proof hangar tube?? is there any preliminary discussion of exploring her??? regards, tom
are the float planes still aboard in the water proof hangar tube?? is there any preliminary discussion of exploring her??? regards, tom
Tue Mar 22, 2005 7:46 pm
No, the unmanned planes were launced into the sea.
From combinedfleet.com:
http://www.combinedfleet.com/I-401.htm
From combinedfleet.com:
26 August 1945
I-401 recieves order to hoist a black flag and surrender with a black ball.
The I-401's unmanned planes are catapulted into the sea and all 20 type 95 torpedos are fired out. All codes, logs, charts and secret documents are also destroyed.
http://www.combinedfleet.com/I-401.htm
Tue Mar 22, 2005 9:49 pm
a possible long shot...... are the planes in the vicinity of the sub wreck?? if not it's a damned shame!! i think the smithsonian air & space museum has the only surviving & restored example of the aichi m6a1 seiran, & it is 1 hell of a beautiful restoration at that!! regards, tom
regards, tom
I-401
Tue Mar 22, 2005 10:15 pm
Tom, in the provided material the I-401 jettisoned 3 Seiran about 3 days
previous to their 29 Aug/45 location off of Honshu, Japan. Probably,
deep water..whatever the "course track" was from Ulithi. However in
reading the material there appear to have been vacillations by the crew
whether to go "here or there"....then they resolved to head back home.
The I-401 herself, was taken to Hawaii as a war-prize, and sunk as a
target for new Weps systems.
previous to their 29 Aug/45 location off of Honshu, Japan. Probably,
deep water..whatever the "course track" was from Ulithi. However in
reading the material there appear to have been vacillations by the crew
whether to go "here or there"....then they resolved to head back home.
The I-401 herself, was taken to Hawaii as a war-prize, and sunk as a
target for new Weps systems.