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About the Japanese Submarine I-58 Late Version
The I-58 was laid down
in Yokosuka Navy Yard in September 1944. The vessel carried a Type 0 small
reconnaissance seaplane E-14 (Glen) and a catapult to launch it. The primary
weaponry of the I-58 consisted of six torpedo tubes, three on each side of the
bow. It also served as the mother ship for the Kaiten human torpedoes. On the
night of July 30th 1945, it attacked the U.S. Navy heavy cruiser Indianapolis
with a salvo of six regular torpedoes. Two of those struck the cruiser and she
sunk about fifteen minutes later.  |
