Imperial Japanese Navy submarine force

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The Imperial Japanese Navy submarine force was the underwater warfare arm of Japan’s pre-1945 navy, operating a diverse fleet of submarines for reconnaissance, commerce raiding, and fleet support during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military unit
naval submarine force
activeDuring Pacific War
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II
conflict Allied naval forces in the Pacific
World War II in the Pacific
linked to: Pacific War
country Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
disbandedAfter Japan’s surrender in 1945
doctrine emphasis on attacking enemy warships
emphasis on fleet scouting
limited focus on unrestricted commerce warfare
notableCommander Mitsumi Shimizu
Shigeyoshi Inoue NERFINISHED
Takeo Kurita
Tamon Yamaguchi
notableOperation Aleutian Islands campaign patrols
Allied shipping attacks in the Indian Ocean
Allied shipping attacks in the South Pacific
Allied shipping attacks off Australia
Diego Suarez harbour midget submarine attack
I-17 shelling of Ellwood, California
I-25 shelling of the U.S. mainland near Brookings, Oregon
linked to: Brookings, Oregon

I-400-class planned attacks on the Panama Canal
Indian Ocean commerce raiding
Sydney Harbour midget submarine attack
attack on Pearl Harbor midget submarine operations
supply missions to isolated island garrisons
notableUnit Sixth Fleet (IJN)
Submarine Squadron 1
Submarine Squadron 3
partOf Imperial Japanese Navy
role commerce raiding
fleet support
reconnaissance
underwater warfare
status disbanded
successor Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine fleet
timePeriod pre-1945
usedWeapon I-15-class submarine
I-400-class submarine
Kaidai-class submarine
Type A1 submarine
Type B1 submarine
Type C submarine
deck gun
kaiten manned torpedo
midget submarine
torpedo

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Sixth Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy) militaryBranchOf Imperial Japanese Navy submarine force
subject linked to: Sixth Fleet
Sixth Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy) usedEquipment Imperial Japanese Navy submarines
subject linked to: Sixth Fleet
linked to: Imperial Japanese Navy submarine force
Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-19 serviceBranch Submarine force of the Imperial Japanese Navy
linked to: Imperial Japanese Navy submarine force
American Theater (World War II) involves Imperial Japanese Navy submarines
subject linked to: American Theater
linked to: Imperial Japanese Navy submarine force
I-15-class submarine partOf Imperial Japanese Navy submarine fleet
linked to: Imperial Japanese Navy submarine force
I-17 shelling of Ellwood, California militaryBranchOfAttacker Imperial Japanese Navy Submarine Force
linked to: Imperial Japanese Navy submarine force
Submarine Squadron 1 partOf Imperial Japanese Navy submarine force
Submarine Squadron 1 subordinateTo Imperial Japanese Navy Submarine Force Command
linked to: Imperial Japanese Navy submarine force
Kaidai-class submarine partOf Imperial Japanese Navy submarine force
Submarine Squadron 3 partOf Imperial Japanese Navy submarine force
I-19 serviceBranch Submarine Force of the Imperial Japanese Navy
linked to: Imperial Japanese Navy submarine force
Operation Road's End appliesTo Imperial Japanese Navy submarines
linked to: Imperial Japanese Navy submarine force
Operation Road's End victim Imperial Japanese Navy submarine fleet
linked to: Imperial Japanese Navy submarine force
Japanese submarine RO-108 navalFleet Imperial Japanese Navy Submarine Force
linked to: Imperial Japanese Navy submarine force