I-9-Class (Type A)
Aircraft-Carrying Cruisers - I-9-class were large cruiser submarines carrying floatplanes. 3 boats commissioned 1941-1942. 365 ft long, 2,919/4,149 tons. Six torpedo tubes + 5.5-inch deck gun + 1 floatplane. Long range (16,000 nm). I-10 reconnoitered Pearl Harbor before attack. I-11 contributed to sinking USS Juneau (Sullivan brothers). All 3 lost 1942-1944 (100% loss rate).
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 2966 t
- Displacement (full)
- 4149 submerged t
- Length
- 373 ft
- Beam
- 31.2 ft
- Crew
- 100-114
- Ships built
- 3
- Commissioned
- 1941-1942
- Decommissioned
- None (all sunk in action)
Performance
- Top speed
- 23.5 kn
- Range
- 16000 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
- 57.43
- Research cost
- 11,371
- Credit cost
- 40,201
Notable
- Carried reconnaissance floatplane
- Long-range cruiser submarines
- I-10 reconnoitered Pearl Harbor before attack
- All 3 lost in combat (100% loss rate)
- I-11 sank USS Juneau (Atlanta-class cruiser)