Japanese submarine I-29
I-29 on sea trials, 15 February 1942 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Japan | |
| Name | I-29 |
| Builder | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal |
| Launched | 29 September 1940 |
| Commissioned | 27 February 1942 |
| Nickname(s) | Matsu |
| Fate | Sunk by USS Sawfish, 26 July 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type B1 submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 108.5 m (356 ft) |
| Beam | 9.3 m (31 ft) |
| Draught | 5.12 m (16.8 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2-shaft diesel (12,400 hp (9,200 kW)) and electric motor (2,000 hp (1,500 kW)) |
| Speed | 23.5 knots (44 km/h) surface, 8 knots (15 km/h) submerged |
| Range | 14,000 nautical miles (26,000 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Test depth | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Complement | 101 officers and men |
| Armament | 6 × 533 mm torpedo tubes forward (17 torpedoes) + 1 × 14 cm/40 11th Year Type naval gun |
| Aircraft carried | one Yokosuka E14Y "Glen"'Type 0' reconnaissance seaplane |
I-29, code-named Matsu (松, Japanese for "pine tree"), was a B1 type submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy used during World War II on two secret Yanagai missions with Germany, sinking seven cargo ships. She was sunk while returning from the second mission.