Operation Road's End
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Operation Road's End was a post–World War II Allied operation in which captured Japanese submarines, including I-58, were deliberately scuttled to prevent their future military use.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operation
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naval operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Operation Road's End (submarine disposal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Imperial Japanese Navy submarines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | post–World War II period ⓘ |
| coordinatedBy | United States Navy Fifth Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| date | 1946 ⓘ |
| endTime | May 1946 ⓘ |
| followed | capture of Japanese submarines at the end of World War II ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
technology denial
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weapons disposal ⓘ |
| hasCause | surrender of Japan in World War II ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
U.S. Navy submarine forces
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Navy surface forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedVessel |
Japanese submarine I-201
GENERATED
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Japanese submarine I-203 GENERATED ⓘ Japanese submarine I-400 GENERATED ⓘ Japanese submarine I-401 GENERATED ⓘ Japanese submarine I-58 GENERATED ⓘ |
| location |
East China Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
off Goto Islands ⓘ |
| method |
scuttling by torpedo
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sinking by gunfire ⓘ |
| objective |
prevention of future military use of Japanese submarines
ⓘ
scuttling of captured Japanese submarines ⓘ |
| participant |
Allied forces
NERFINISHED
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United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Allied occupation of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reason |
to comply with Allied disarmament policies
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to prevent advanced submarine technology from being acquired by other powers ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Allied naval disarmament operations
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scuttling of German U-boats after World War II ⓘ |
| result | destruction of multiple captured Japanese submarines ⓘ |
| startTime | April 1946 ⓘ |
| subsequentEvent | Cold War naval rearmament ⓘ |
| victim | Imperial Japanese Navy submarine fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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