''Yu 16'' was an
Imperial Japanese Army transport submarine of the ''Yu 1'' subclass of the Yu I type. Constructed for use during the latter stages of
World War II, she served in the waters of the
Japanese archipelago.
Construction
In the final two years of
World War II, the
Imperial Japanese Army constructed transport submarines — officially the
Type 3 submergence transport vehicle
The was a class of transport submarines built for the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during World War II. The IJA called them .
Design and construction
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and known to the Japanese Army as the ''Maru Yu'' — with which to supply its isolated island garrisons in the
Pacific Ocean. Only submarines of the Yu I type were completed and saw service. The Yu I type was produced in four subclasses, each produced by a different manufacturer and differing primarily in the design of their
conning tower
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s and details of their gun armament. None carried
torpedoes or had
torpedo tubes. ''Yu 16'' was a unit of the ''Yu 1'' subclass.
[Mühlthaler, p. 329.]
The
Hitachi
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Kasado Works (''Hitachi Kasado Seisakujo'') at
Kudamatsu, Japan, constructed .
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/ref> Records of the details of the construction of ''Yu 16'' have not been discovered, but the earlier Yu I-type submarines were laid down and launched during the latter half of 1943 and entered service at the end of 1943 or early in 1944.[Mühlthaler, pp. 329–330.]
Service history
''Yu 16'' spent her operational career in Japanese home waters.[Mühlthaler, p. 330.] Surviving records of the activities of Imperial Japanese Army submarines are fragmentary,[Bailey, pp. 55–57, 63.] and no records have been discovered describing her specific activities in support of any particular operation.[
World War II ended with the ]cessation of hostilities
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on 15 August 1945. ''Yu 16'' surrendered to the Allies
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later in August 1945.[ She subsequently either was scuttled or scrapped.][
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References
Footnotes
Bibliography
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*Rekishi Gunzō, History of Pacific War Extra, ''Perfect guide, The submarines of the Imperial Japanese Forces'', Gakken, Tokyo Japan, 2005, .
*Rekishi Gunzō, History of Pacific War Vol.45, ''Truth histories of the Imperial Japanese Naval Vessels'', Gakken, Tokyo Japan, 2004, .
*Ships of the World No.506, Kaijinsha, Tokyo Japan, 1996.
*The Maru Special, Japanese Naval Vessels No.43 ''Japanese Submarines III'', Ushio Shobō, Tokyo Japan, 1980.
*Atsumi Nakashima, ''Army Submarine Fleet, "The secret project !, The men challenged the deep sea"'', Shinjinbutsu Ōraisha, Tokyo Japan, 2006, .
*''50 year history of the Japan Steel Works'' (first volume and second volume), Japan Steel Works, 1968.
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1940s ships
Ships built in Japan
Submarines of the Imperial Japanese Army
World War II submarines of Japan