I-162 ex I-62

Type Builder Name Laid Down Launched Completed Notes
KD4

Mitsubishi Kobe

Updated:
09/11/2018

20/04/1927 29/11/1928 24/04/1930

Home Base:Sasebo ND;
24/04/1930-01/12/1930=Sub.Div.29;Sasebo ND;
01/12/1930-10/11/1932=Sub.Div.29; Sub.Ron.1;1stFleet;Combined Fleet;
10/11/1932-15/11/1933=Sub.Div.29; Sasebo Defence Div; Sasebo ND;
15/11/1933-15/11/1935=Sub.Div.29;Sub.Ron2;2ndFleet;Combined Fleet;
15/11/1935-01/12/1936=Sub.Div.29;Sasebo Defence Ron;Sasebo ND;
01/12/1936-15/11/1938=Sub.Div.29;Sub.Ron2;2ndFleet;Combined Fleet;
15/12/1938-15/11/1939=Sub.Div.29; Submarine School, Kure; Sasebo ND;
15/11/1939-15/11/1940=Sub.Div.29;3rd Reserve; Sasebo ND;
15/11/1940-10/03/1942=Sub.Div.29;Sub.Ron.5;Combined Fleet;
10/03/1942-10/04/1942=Sub.Div.28;Sub.Ron.5;Combined Fleet;
10/04/1942-10/07/1942=Sub.Div.30;Sub.Ron.5;Combined Fleet;
10/07/1942-01/01/1944=Sub.Div.30;South West Area Fleet;
01/01/1944--25/03/1944=Sub.Div.30;Sub.Ron.8;6th Fleet;Combined Fleet;
25/03/1944-01/07/1944=Kure Sub.Ron;Kure N.D;
01/07/1944-01/04/1945=Sub.Div.19;Kure Sub.Ron;Kure N.D.
01/04/1945-15/08/1945=Sub.Div.34;6th Fleet;Combined Fleet;
15/08/1945-02/11/1945=Sub.Div.15;6th Fleet;Combined Fleet;
02/11/1945-30/11/1945=PW Sub.Div.1; USN command;

21/10/1935-10/04/1936 ?=Reserve;
15/11/1939-30/10/1940 ?=Reserve;

CEO:Lt.Cdr.Uozumi Jisaku [42]=20/09/1929-24/04/1930;
CO:Lt.Cdr.Uozumi Jisaku [42]=24/04/1930-01/12/1931;
CO:Lt.Cdr.Kato Yoshiro [43]=01/12/1931-15/11/1932;
CO:Lt.Cdr.Hattori Kunio [47]=15/11/1932-25/05/1935;
CO:Lt.Cdr.Okamoto Yoshisuke [47]=25/05/1935-21/10/1935;
CO:Lt.Cdr/Cdr.Otake Toshio [45]=21/10/1935-15/02/1936;
CO:Lt.Cdr.Fujii Akiyoshi [49]=15/02/1936-10/04/1936;
CO:Lt.Cdr.Fukaya Sokichi [46]=10/04/1936-01/12/1936;
CO:Lt.Cdr.Kobayashi Hajime [48]=01/12/1936-01/12/1937;
CO:Cdr.Kato Ryonosuke [48]=01/12/1937-01/11/1938;
CO:Lt.Cdr.Nishino Kozo [48]=01/11/1938-15/11/1939; ?
(+)CO:Lt.Cdr.Hanabusa Hiroshi [51]=15/11/1939-20/03/1940;
(+)CO:Lt.Cdr.Ogawa Tsunayoshi [50]=20/03/1940-15/06/1940;
(+)CO:Lt.Cdr.Kono Masamichi [52]=15/06/1940-30/10/1940;
CO:Lt.Cdr.Izu Hisaichi [51]=30/10/1940-01/07/1941;
CO:Lt.Cdr.Kinashi Takakazu [51]=01/07/1941-30/06/1942;
CO:Lt.Cdr.Shimose Kichiro [58]=30/06/1942-12/05/1943;
CO:Lt.Cdr.Doi Mareshige [60]=12/05/1943-30/04/1944;
CO:Lt.Kawashima Mamoru [64]=30/04/1944-05/09/1944;
CO:Lt.Cdr.Oba Saichi [62]=05/09/1944-09/01/1945;
CO:Lt.Cdr.Taniura Hideo [65]=09/01/1945-30/11/1945;

20/05/1942 Renumbered I-162;
l/04/1944- m/12/1944Kure=TrainingBoat;
l/12/1944 Converted to Kaiten Carrier;
26/06/1945 Damaged=Grounded=s.Korea;
02/09/1945 Surrendered;Sasebo;
30/11/1945 Removed from Navy List;
01/04/1946 Scuttled=Goto Is.32*37'N;129*17'E;

SortiesbySub Ships Attacked
[Lt.Cdr.Hattori Kunio] [47]
27/09/1934-Ryojun,Manchuria-05/10/1934Sasebo=Tsingtao Area=Training;
07/02/1935-Sasebo-25/02/1935Sukumo Bay=Kurile Is.=Training;
29/03/1935Sasebo-04/04/1935Sasebo=c.Chinese waters=Training;
[Lt.Cdr.Kinashi Takakazu] [51]
26/11/1941Sasebo- e/12/1941Samah(Hainan Is.)=Transit;
05/12/1941Samah-27/12/1941CamranhBay(French.I.CH)=nw.Anabas Is;
07/01/1942CamranhBay-10/02/1942Penang=Celebes-IndianOcean-Ceylon-Cochin;
28/02//1942Penang-25/03/1942Penang=IndianOcean-s.Java-Cochin;
02/04/1942Penang-12/04/1942Sasebo=Transit;(Repairs);
18/05/1942Sasebo-27/05/1942Kwajalein=Transit;
28/05/1942Kwajalein-22/06/1942Kwajalein=Midway;
24/06/1942Kwajalein-30/06/1942Sasebo=Transit;(Repairs);
[Lt.Cdr.Shimose Kichiro] [58]
06/08/1942Sasebo- m/08/1942Penang=Transit;
l/09/1942Penang- e/11/1942Penang=IndianOcean,Bay of Bengal;
e/12/1942Penang- m/12/1942Penang=IndianOcean,(Aborted-Mech.Failure)(Repairs);
l/12/1942Penang- l/12/1942Surabaya=Transit;
20/01/1943Surabaya- l/02/1943Surabaya=ArafuraSea-Indian Ocean-Cocos Is.;
l/02/1943Surabaya-10/03/1943Japan=Transit(Repairs);
[Lt.Cdr.Doi Mareshige] [60]
04/09/1943Kure-16/09/1943Penang=Transit;
26/09/1943Penang-09/11/1943Penang=IndianOcean-Bay of Bengal-w.Coast India;
m/11/1943Penang- m/11/1943Singapore=Transit(Repairs);
e/12/1943Singapore- e/12/1943Penang=Transit;
14/12/1943Penang- l/01/1944Penang=IndianOcean-s.Ceylon;
25/02/1944Penang-20/03/1944Penang=IndianOcean-Ceylon;
03/04/1944Penang-15/04/1944Kure=Transit(Repairs);
[Lt.Cdr.Taniura Hideo] [65]
l/06/1945Japan- l/06/1945Japan=Korea(KaitenFerry)(Repairs);
l/07/1945Japan- l/07/1945Japan=Dairen(Refuel);

Sorties=11

[Lt.Cdr.Kinashi Takakazu] [51]
31/01/1942dam.Br.MS.Longwood;9463t;wColombo;07* 'N;79* 'E;
03/02/1942dam.Br.MS.Spondilus;7402t;wColombo;06*16'N;79*38'E;
10/03/1942sunk.Br.SV.LakshimaGovinda;235t;Bay of Bengal;13*22'N;87*27'E;
16/03/1942sunkNe.MS.Merkus;865t;Bay of Bengal;08* 'N;73* 'E;
21/03/1942dam.Br.MS.SanCirilo;8012t;IndianOcean;06*40'N;79*40'E;
[Lt.Cdr.Shimose Kichiro] [58]
03/10/1942sunkSU.MS.Mikojan;2332t;IndianOcean;19*24'N;85*24'E;
07/10/1942sunkBr.MS.Manon;5597t;IndianOcean;15*00'N;80*30'E;
13/10/1942dam.Br.MS.Martaban;4161t;IndianOcean;06*31'N;82*03'E;
[Lt.Cdr.Doi Mareshige] [60]
03/03/1944sunkBr.MS.FortMcLeod;7127t;IndianOcean;02*01'N;77*06'E;
18/03/1944dam.Ne.MS.Ittersum;5199t;Indian Ocean;06*12'N;71*18'E;

M/S Sunk=05@016156t
M/S Damaged =05@034237t
W/S Sunk =0
W/S Damaged =0
Total Sunk =05@016156t
Total Damaged =05@034237t
Total =10@050393t

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