I-176 (KD7-type)
Submarine Killer - I-176 was an experimental fleet submarine. 1 boat commissioned 1938. Six torpedo tubes, 12 torpedoes. Famous for sinking USS Corvina (SS-226) submarine November 1943 - rare submarine-vs-submarine kill, only confirmed Japanese sub kill of US sub. I-176 sunk April 1944 by destroyer escort USS Manilla Bay. Brief combat career but notable for unique achievement.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 5223 t
- Displacement (full)
- 2300 submerged t
- Length
- 400.3 ft
- Beam
- 39.4 ft
- Crew
- 76
- Ships built
- 1
- Commissioned
- 1938
- Decommissioned
- None (sunk in action)
Performance
- Top speed
- 18.7 kn
- Range
- 8000 nm at 16 knots surfaced
Armament
- Secondary guns
- None
- Torpedoes
- 6× 533mm (21-inch) - bow tubes
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- None
In-Game
- Tier
- T3
- Game power
- 41.84
- Research cost
- 8,284
- Credit cost
- 29,288
Notable
- Experimental KD7-type design
- Sank USS Corvina (SS-226) submarine (rare sub-vs-sub kill)
- Only confirmed Japanese submarine kill of US submarine
- Lost to US destroyer April 1944