Japanese submarine I-27
| History | |
|---|---|
 Empire of Japan |
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| Name: | I-27 |
| Commissioned: | February 24, 1942 |
| Fate: | Sunk February 12, 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Type B1 submarine |
| Displacement: | 2198 tons[1] |
| Length: | 108.7 m (357 ft)[1] |
| Beam: | 9.3 m (31 ft) |
| Draft: | 5.14 m (16.9 ft) |
| Range: | 14,000 nmi (26,000 km; 16,000 mi)[1] |
| Armament: | 1 x 14 cm/40 11th Year Type naval gun[2] |
I-27 was a submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy which saw service during the Pacific Campaign of World War II. I-27 was commissioned at Sasebo, Japan on February 24, 1942.
Service history
On June 4, 1942, Iron Crown while en route Whyalla-Newcastle was torpedoed and sunk 44 miles SSW of Gabo Island by I-27. Thirty eight of her forty two crew were lost, with the survivors being picked up by SS Mulbera.[3]
On March 20, 1943, Fort Mumford was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) by I-27.[4] The sole survivor of this sinking made no comment as to the fate of the crew, although some publications suggest that they may have been killed by the crew of I-27.[5] There is no evidence either way, but there is also no evidence of I-27 taking such action on other occasions.
On June 3, 1943, I-27 torpedoed and sank SS Montanan in the Indian Ocean.[6][7] Five of Montanan's crew were killed and 58 were rescued.[8]
On November 8, 1943, I-27 sank the Liberty ship SS Sambridge. The survivors made it safely to lifeboats and the ship's captain, Captain H. Scurr, was taken prisoner. A burst of machine-gun fire was heard by the survivors, but its reason is unknown as Scurr was eventually freed from Changi prison camp at the end of the war.[9]
The submarine torpedoed and sank the Allied steamship SS Khedive Ismail near the Maldives on February 12, 1944, killing 1,297 passengers and crew. After the attack, I-27 attempted to hide under Khedive Ismail's survivors who were floating in the water. Nevertheless, the British destroyers HMS Paladin and HMS Petard located the submarine and destroyed it with depth charges, ramming, and torpedoes at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.. Ninety-nine of I-27's crew were killed. One survivor was captured by the British.
Notes
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- ↑ Campbell, John Naval Weapons of World War Two ISBN 0-87021-459-4 p.191
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- ↑ Quiet Heroes: British Merchant Seamen at War, 1939-1945, Bernard Edwards, Pen and Sword, 2010, ISBN 1783036788, 9781783036783
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- ↑ Shipping Company Losses of the Second World War, Ian M Malcolm, The History Press, 2013, ISBN 0750953713, 9780750953719
Sources
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