Japanese submarine I-1

Japanese submarine I-1

The Japanese submarine "I-1" was a "J1 type" submarine built by Kawasaki, Kobe, for the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was a large cruiser submarine displacing 2,135 tons and was the lead of four boats built in the class. She was commissioned on 10 Mar 1926 and served in the second world war. On 29 Jan 1943 the New Zealand naval trawlers, "Kiwi" and "Moa", intercepted and wrecked her at Kamimbo Bay, Guadalcanal.

Her war activity

* 7 Dec 1941: during the attack on Pearl Harbor she was stationed in Kauai Channel to reconnoiter and attack any ships that sortied from the harbour.
* 15 Dec 1941: bombarded Kahului, Maui.
* 31 Dec 1941: shelled the harbor at Hilo, Hawaii.
* 3 Mar 1942: Sinks the 8,806-ton Dutch steamer "Siantar" en route to Australia from Java.
* 18 Apr 1942: witnessed the Doolittle raid on Tokyo
* 11 Jun 1942: sets out to patrol the Aleutians.
* 1 Aug 1942: is adapted to a cargo role. Her aft 140 mm (5.5 inch) gun is removed to make room for a 46 foot Daihatsu barge.
* 26 Oct 1942: New Guinea, evacuates Japanese troops from Goodenough Island to Rabaul.
* 10 Jan 1943: receives her Daihatsu barge.
* 20 Jan 1943: Arrives at Rabaul and loads rice, bean paste, curry, ham and sausages, all in rubber containers, into the Daihatsu barge. The three-man crew of the barge is also embarked.
* 24 Jan 1943: The I-1 departs Rabaul for Buin to pick up supplies for a resupply mission to Guadalcanal.

Her wrecking

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* 2 Feb 1943: During the night five crew members and 11 Japanese soldiers attempt to blow up the wreck using two depth charges. The resulting explosion is too weak to destroy the wreck.
* 10 Feb 1943: The Japanese, still concerned about the possible compromise of their codes, try to destroy the I-1. Eight carrier Aichi D3A2 "Val" dive-bombers, escorted by 28 carrier "Zeke" fighters and 14 from the 2nd (later 582nd) NAG, bomb the wreck and hit her once near the conning tower. About one fifth of the I-1 still sticks out of the water.
* 11 Feb 1943: The I-1's sister, the I-2, with the commanding officer of I-1 Lt Koreeda aboard, departs the Shortland Islands to sink the wreck.
* 13 Feb 1943: The I-2 fails to locate the I-1 in the dark.
* 15 Feb 1943: The I-2 makes another try, but again fails to locate the I-1.
* 1 Apr 1943: The I-1 is removed from the Japanese Navy List.On 29 Jan 1943 she encountered the New Zealand naval trawlers, "Kiwi" and "Moa", who in an epic duel rammed and wrecked her in shallow water at Kamimbo Bay, Guadalcanal. The wreck partially protrudes from the water.

Critical codes remained on board and the Japanese command tried unsuccessfully to destroy the boat with air and submarine attacks. The US Navy salvaged 200,000 pages of intelligence: code books, charts, manuals, and the ship's log. [ [http://www.combinedfleet.com/type_j1.htm Submarine Type J-1] ]

Postscript

Circa 1970: An Australian treasure hunter in search of valuable metals blew up the bow section of the "I-1". This caused much damage since live torpedoes were still inside. The bow section of the sub is still there, but split open. The front one-third of the submarine is destroyed but the remaining section is still intact. The "I-1" lies with her bow in 45 feet and her stern in 90 feet of water.

Notes

References

* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/I-1.htm HIJMS Submarine I-1] Tabular Record of Movement

External links

* [http://www.michaelmcfadyenscuba.info/viewpage.php?page_id=373 The Japanese submarine I-1]
* [http://www.pacificwrecks.com/ships/subs/I-1.html I-1 Submarine]
* [http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Paci-_N85673.html The Kiwi & Moa from "The Pacific" the official NZ War History]
* [http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/WH2Navy-fig-WH2Nav34a.html Period photo of the wreck of I-1]
* [http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/WH2Navy-fig-WH2Nav35a.html Damage to the bow of the "Kiwi" (photo)]
* [http://www.diveshow.com.au/ASNS%20Trips/Submarine_I1.htm The wreck of the cruiser submarine I-1]
* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/type_j1.htm Type J1 submarine]
* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/sensuikan.htm Stories and Battle Histories of the IJN's Submarines]


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