I-52 submarine

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Japanese submarine
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
anti-aircraft guns
deck gun
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Kure_Naval_Arsenal
gptkbp:cargo gptkb:gold
rubber
zinc
tin
molybdenum
quinine
opium
raw materials for Germany
gptkbp:class Type C3 submarine
gptkbp:codename Momi
gptkbp:commissioned 28 December 1943
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:crew 95
gptkbp:displacement 2,564 tons (surfaced)
3,644 tons (submerged)
gptkbp:fate sunk
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label I-52 submarine
gptkbp:launched 18 November 1942
gptkbp:length 108.7 meters
gptkbp:mission Yanagi mission to Germany
gptkbp:nickname Midas Gold Sub
gptkbp:notableFor Yanagi mission
being sunk by Allied codebreaking
carrying gold to Germany
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:range 60 nautical miles at 3 knots (submerged)
21,000 nautical miles at 16 knots (surfaced)
gptkbp:route Kure, Japan to Lorient, France
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 14
gptkbp:speed 6.5 knots (submerged)
17.7 knots (surfaced)
gptkbp:sunkBy Allied aircraft
24 June 1944
USS Bogue (CVE-9)
gptkbp:wreckDiscovered 1998
gptkbp:wreckLocation 5,200 meters
Atlantic Ocean, west of Cape Verde
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:IJN_Submarine_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7