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The I-400-class submarine (伊四百型潜水艦, I-yon-hyaku-gata sensuikan) Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) submarines were the largest submarines of World War II and remained the largest ever built until the construction of nuclear ballistic missile submarines in the 1960s.


Sen Toku IJN I400 Uboat concept design 1 of 3 1944 3D Warehouse

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Japanese I400 Sen Toku Class submarine cutaway detail 剖面圖 Us submarines, Navy ships

Japan's I-400 class special submarines, known as Sen-Toku, weren't just the largest subs of their time. They were the world's first underwater aircraft carriers, intended to attack the Panama Canal with Seiran bombers. Japan's I-400 class special submarines, known as Sen-Toku, weren't just the largest subs of their time.


SD Model Makers > Japanese Navy Submarine Models > Sen Toku I400 Class Submarine Models

Japanese submarine I-400 I-400 (伊号第四百潜水艦, I-gō-dai yon-hyaku-sensuikan) was an Imperial Japanese Navy Sentoku -type (or I-400 -class) submarine commissioned in 1944 for service in World War II.


SD Model Makers > Japanese Navy Submarine Models > Sen Toku I400 Class Submarine Models

The I-400 was one of the Imperial Japanese Navy's Sen Toku-class submarines, which were the largest submarines ever built before the age of nuclear-powered subs. These massive vessels were.


SD Model Makers > Japanese Navy Submarine Models > Sen Toku I400 Class Submarine Models

The I-400, the first of three giant Japanese boats, was designed to launch stealthy airstrikes against American cities.. The prototype of the Sen-Toku class was captured by a U.S. Navy.


The Largest Submarine in WW2 Sen Toku I 400 class YouTube

Powered by the 1,400hp Atsuta 32 engine (similar to Germany's DB601) they had a top speed of 295mph and were credited with a range of 642 nautical miles. The Sen Toku submarines carried four aerial torpedoes, three 800kg bombs, and twelve 250kg bombs to arm these aircraft.


SD Model Makers > Japanese Navy Submarine Models > Sen Toku I400 Class Submarine Models

The relentless American onslaught had taken a toll. By early 1945, the Japanese Navy had only 20 modern submarines left, including those in the Sen-toku squadron. Problems arose as the two available I-400 subs began test launching their Sieran planes. Each submarine was required to surface and get its three planes unlimbered and aloft within 30.


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Sen Toku Artist: John Meeks Original painting is oil on canvas measuring approx 30" x 20" Subject: Japanese submarine aircraft carrier "I-400" at sea, 1945. I-400 and I-401 eventually landed in Pearl Harbor - were exhaustively examined and scuttled. I-402 was eventually scuttled off Kure in Japan by U.S. forces and lies there to this day.


Sen Toku I400class colored by tr4br on DeviantArt

Those submarines, the Sensuika, or I-400 Series, would be the largest submarines the world would see for decades to come. Loosely translated as "Secret Attack Submarine," Sensuikan was shortened to Sen Toku.


01 I400 Sen Toku ENG ships history and quick unboxing YouTube

Designed to ferry three seiran bombers in its massive 150-foot (46-meter) hangar, the I-400 —also known as a Sen-Toku class submarine—was the first of three aircraft carrier submarines built.


IJN I400 SenToku class submarine (LSH3 2015) by DigitalExplorations on DeviantArt

IJN I-400 (STo / Sen-Toku) History. At the time of their completion, the I-400-class submarines in service with the Imperial Japanese Navy were the largest submarines built during World War II. Unique to her design was the ability to accommodate three seaplanes, launch and recovery aircraft, which were kept in pressurized hangars for.


SD Model Makers > Japanese Navy Submarine Models > Sen Toku I400 Class Submarine Models

Sen-Toku class I-400 is laid down as the largest submarine class in the world. The class will carry three two-seat Aichi M6A1 "Seiran" (Mountain Haze) float torpedo-bombers capable of carrying either 1,764 lbs. of bombs or a 45 cm. (17.7-inch) torpedo 654 miles. [1] [2] 9 January 1944:


IJN I400 (STo / SenToku) Photos, History, Specification

The I-400 Class of submarine was the brainchild of Japanese Admiral Yamamoto. He wanted a submarine aircraft carrier with unlimited range that would be able to strike the American mainland. I-400 submarine after US capture. Yamamoto's idea was nothing new. The United States, Germany and even Japan had played with the idea before.


SD Model Makers > Japanese Navy Submarine Models > Sen Toku I400 Class Submarine Models

I-400 1945 (Helge Fischer HF-28) Class: I-400 Sen-Toku Type - 3 submarines of 1943 Displacement: 5,223 tons (surface) / 6,560 tons (submerged) Dimensions: 400 x 39 x 23 ft. Machinery: 2-shaft Diesel/Electric motors, H.P. 7,700/2,400 = 18.5/6.5 knots


Japanese "SenToku" Submarines I400 and I401 in Pearl Harbour after their capture [1882 x 1183

The Sen Toku I-400-class (伊四百型潜水艦 I-yonhyaku-gata Sensuikan?) Imperial Japanese Navy submarines were the largest submarines of World War II and remained the largest ever built until the construction of nuclear ballistic missile submarines in the 1960s.