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Japanese Submarine I-180
Japanese submarine ''I-180'' (originally ''I-80'') was a Kaidai type submarine, ''Kaidai'' type (''KD7'' sub-class) cruiser submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Ordered in 1939 under the 4th Naval Armaments Supplement Programme (Japan, 1939), 4th Naval Armaments Supplement Programme, she was laid down at the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal on 17 April 1941 as ''I-80''. Launched on 7 February 1942, she was renumbered ''I-180'' on 20 May 1942, and completed on 15 January 1943. Service history At the end of March 1943, with her sister ships ''I-177'' and ''I-178'', ''I-180'' departed from Chuuk Lagoon, Truk to patrol off the east coast of Australia. There she torpedoed and sank the Australian merchant ship on 29 April 1943, the Norwegian merchant ship on 5 May 1943, and damaged the Australian merchant vessels ''Ormiston'' and ''Caradale'' on 12 May 1943. In mid-July 1943 ''I-180'' was diverted from her patrol to Kolombangara in the Solomon Islands, arriving in the aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empire Of Japan
The also known as the Japanese Empire or Imperial Japan, was a historical nation-state and great power that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until the enactment of the post-World War II Constitution of Japan, 1947 constitution and subsequent formation of modern Japan. It encompassed the Japanese archipelago and several colony, colonies, protectorates, League of Nations mandate, mandates, and other Dependent territory, territories. Under the slogans of and following the Boshin War and restoration of power to the Emperor from the Shogun, Japan underwent a period of industrialization and militarization, the Meiji Restoration, which is often regarded as the fastest Modernization of Japan, modernisation of any country to date. All of these aspects contributed to Japan's emergence as a great power and the establishment of Japanese colonial empire, a colonial empire following the First Sino-Japanese War, the Boxer Rebellion, the Russo-Japanese War, and World W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
