Japanese submarine I-162

History
Empire of Japan
NameI-62
BuilderMitsubishi Kobe Yard, Kobe, Japan
Laid down20 April 1927
Launched29 November 1928
Completed24 April 1930
Commissioned24 April 1930
Decommissioned21 October 1935
Recommissioned10 April 1936
Decommissioned15 November 1939
Recommissioned30 October 1940 or 1 July 1941 (see text)
RenamedI-162, 20 May 1942
Fate
  • Surrendered 2 September 1945
  • Stricken 30 November 1945
  • Scuttled 1 April 1946
General characteristics
Class & typeKD4 Type, Kadai type submarine
Displacement
  • 1,635 (1,720 maximum) tons surfaced
  • 2,300 tons submerged
Length97.70 m (320 ft 6 in)
Beam7.80 m (25 ft 7 in)
Draught4.83 m (15 ft 10 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) diesel
  • 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) electric
Range
  • Surface: 10,800 nmi (20,000 km; 12,400 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
  • Submerged: 60 nmi (110 km; 69 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph)
Test depth60 m (197 ft)
Complement58 officers and enlisted
Armament

I-62, later I-162, was a Kaidai-class cruiser submarine of the KD4 sub-class built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1920s and completed in 1930. She served throughout World War II, supporting the Japanese invasion of Malaya, taking part in the Battle of Midway, carrying out diversionary operations in support of the evacuation of Japanese forces from Guadalcanal, and conducting war patrols in the Indian Ocean. Late in the war, she became involved in supporting and training for kaiten suicide attack torpedo operations. She surrendered to the Allies at the end of the war in 1945, and the United States Navy scuttled her in 1946.