Japanese submarine I-24 (1939)
| History | |
|---|---|
 Empire of Japan | |
| Name | I-24 |
| Commissioned | Sasebo, Japan on October 31, 1941 |
| Fate | I-24 was depth-charged, rammed, and sunk with all hands (104 officers and men) by the United States Navy subchaser USS Larchmont PC-487 at 53°16′N 174°24′E / 53.267°N 174.400°E near Shemya, Alaska on June 11, 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
I-24 was a submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy which saw service during the Pacific Campaign of World War II. I-24 was commissioned at Sasebo, Japan on October 31, 1941. It participated in the Attack on Pearl Harbor as the mother ship of a midget submarine piloted by Ensign Kazuo Sakamaki, who became the first Japanese prisoner of war when his boat washed up on the shore of Oahu some time after the attack. I-24 also took part in the Battle of the Coral Sea and attack on Sydney Harbour in May and June 1942. I-24 was depth-charged, rammed, and sunk with all hands (104 officers and men) by the United States Navy subchaser USS Larchmont PC-487 at 53°16′N 174°24′E / 53.267°N 174.400°E near Shemya, Alaska on June 11, 1943.
References
- Hashimoto, Mochitsura (1954). Sunk: The Story of the Japanese Submarine Fleet 1942 – 1945. Colegrave, E.H.M. (translator). London: Cassell and Company. ASIN B000QSM3L0.
- Hackett, Bob (2003). "HIJMS Submarine I-24: Tabular Record of Movement". Sensuikan!. Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 10 May, 2009.
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