Japanese submarine I-177

Japanese submarine I-177

"I-177" was a Japanese KD7 type "Kaidai"-class submarine which saw service during World War II in the Imperial Japanese Navy. "I-177" was commissioned on 28 December 1942 and was sunk by USS "Samuel S. Miles" on 3 October 1944 with the loss of her entire crew of 101 sailors. She was the submarine responsible for sinking Australian Hospital Ship "Centaur" off the Australian east coast on 14 May 1943.

References

* Combinedfleet.com [http://www.combinedfleet.com/I-177.htm HIJMS Submarine I-177: Tabular Record of Movement]


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