I-19
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I-19 was a World War II-era Imperial Japanese Navy submarine best known for its highly successful torpedo attack that sank the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Wasp and damaged other Allied warships in 1942.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy submarine
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World War II submarine ⓘ |
| aircraftFacility | carried a reconnaissance seaplane in hangar with catapult ⓘ |
| armament |
533 mm torpedo tubes
ⓘ
deck gun ⓘ |
| builtFor | Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Japanese submarines of World War II ⓘ |
| class | I-15-class submarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedInYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| crewComplement | approximately 100 officers and men ⓘ |
| damaged |
USS North Carolina (BB-55)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
USS O’Brien (DD-415) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacement |
about 2,200 tons surfaced
ⓘ
about 2,600 tons submerged ⓘ |
| engagement |
Guadalcanal Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Solomon Islands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
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surface form:
World War II era
|
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| flag | Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchedInYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 108.7 meters ⓘ |
| navalPower | Axis powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEventDate | 1942-09-15 ⓘ |
| notableFor | torpedo attack on USS Wasp on 15 September 1942 ⓘ |
| notableReputation | one of the most successful single-torpedo-salvo attacks in naval history ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn | commerce raiding and fleet support operations in the Pacific ⓘ |
| primaryArmament | torpedoes ⓘ |
| propulsion | diesel-electric ⓘ |
| role | long-range ocean-going submarine ⓘ |
| sank | USS Wasp (CV-7) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sankShipCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sankShipType | aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Submarine Force of the Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sinkingCause | depth charges ⓘ |
| sinkingLocation | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | war loss ⓘ |
| sunkBy | USS Radford (DD-446) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkByCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkInYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific War ⓘ |
| torpedoSpread | six torpedoes in single salvo against USS Wasp task force ⓘ |
| type | Type B1 submarine ⓘ |
| usedWeapon | Type 95 torpedoes ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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