2 Sunken Japanese Subs Are Found Off Hawaii

[moy1moy1]

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@Deadstring

naa ka National Geographic nga magazine pertaining to battle of midway? kai ako naa.. hehe..

I want you to locate this submarine for me, if ok ra nimo.. I dnt have the time to search about this (unless its wikipedia, which is somehow not a viable source)

I-168 submarine
captain: Lt.Comdr. Yahachi Tanabe

this is the one who sunk U.S.S. Yorktown after 18 Val dive bombers from Hiryu japanese carrier bomb it.

this sub also destroyed U.S.S. Hammamm that towed Yorktown, hoping to salvage the carrier.

mao ra aku mahatag na clue.

btw, nice find.

[Deadstring67]

^^ wala bro... nawala naman gud ang mga libro sa ako erpat.. ka remember ko pag bata daghan kaau cya.
cge man sad to collect.. den ga baha man to sa amoa lugar. after ato wa na ko ka kita.
gamay na lng jd na hibilin.. naa nako ang isa ka libro. about nagasaki. ang magazines nako sauna
kay ge uslan sa ako maestro og klasmyt wa na na ule.

Mao ni imo request... Completo na ha.
Imperial Submarines

31 July 1934:
I-68 is completed at the Kure Dock Yard, commissioned in the IJN and based in the Kure Naval District.
25 July 1941:
LtCdr (later Cdr) Nakamura Otoji is assigned as the Commanding Officer.
11 November 1941: Operation Z:
I-68 is in Vice Admiral Shimizu Mitsumi's (former CO of ISE) Advance Expeditionary Force (Sixth Fleet) with Rear Admiral (later Vice Admiral) Miwa Shigeyoshi's (former CO of KINU) SubRon 3 in Captain (later Rear Admiral) Nakaoka Nobuki's SubDiv 12 with I-69 and I-70.
Admiral Shimizu convenes a meeting of all his commanders aboard his flagship, ight cruiser KATORI. The commanders are briefed on the planned attack on Pearl Harbor. I-68 departs Saeki for Kwajalein.
23 November 1941:
Departs Kwajalein for Hawaii on her first war patrol.
2 December 1941:
The coded signal "Niitakayama nobore (Climb Mt. Niitaka) 1208" is received from the Combined Fleet. It signifies that hostilities will commence on 8 December (Japan time). Mt. Niitaka, located in Formosa (now Taiwan), is then the highest point in the Japanese Empire.
7 December 1941: The attack on Pearl Harbor:
SubRon 3 is deployed S of Oahu. Its mission is to reconnoiter and attack any ships that try to sortie from Pearl Harbor. I-68 is assigned to patrol from 25 to 50 miles SW of Oahu with the I-69, I-70, I-72 and I-73.
8 December 1941:
I-68 and I-69 are ordered to lay off the entrance to Pearl Harbor to rescue midget submarine crews (none return). Returns to her former station thereafter.
13 December 1941:
SW of Oahu. I-68 is subjected to 21 separate depth-charge attacks on this and later days. The last attack wrecks many of her battery cells and causes flooding in her aft torpedo tubes. LtCdr Nakamura decides to terminate his patrol and heads for Kwajalein.
28 December 1941:
Returns to Kwajalein.
31 December 1941:
Departs Kwajalein.
9 January 1942:
Arrives at Kure for repairs.
17 January 1942:
Hashirajima. LtCdr Nakamura pays a call on the battleship YAMATO. He briefs the CINC, Combined Fleet, Admiral (Fleet Admiral, posthumously) Yamamoto Isoroku (former CO of AKAGI), and his staff on I-68's depth-chargings during the Hawaii operation.
31 January 1942:
Cdr Tanabe Yahachi (former CO of RO-59) is assigned as the Commanding Officer. LtCdr Nakamura is reassigned as the CO of I-5 that is undergoing an overhaul at Yokosuka.
16 March 1942:
Vice Admiral, the Marquis, Komatsu Teruhisa (former CO of CA NACHI) assumes command of the Sixth Fleet (Submarines).
26 April 1942:
ComSubRon 3 Rear Admiral Miwa is relieved by Rear Admiral (later Vice Admiral) Kono Chimaki (former CO of FUSO).
20 May 1942:
I-68 is renumbered I-168.
23 May 1942:
I-168 departs Kure on her second war patrol to reconnoiter the Midway Island prior to its capture.
May 1942:
I-168 is in Rear Admiral Kono's SubRon 3 with I-169, I-171, I-174 and I-175. SubRon 3 is deployed between 20N, 166-20W and 23-30N, 166-20W.
2 June 1942:
At dawn, Cdr Tanabe arrives NW of Midway and conducts the first periscopic reconnaissance of Sand Island. Tanabe reports "unusually frequent patrol aircraft launches".
3-4 June 1944:
I-168 circumnavigates Midway, providing weather data to Headquarters, Combined Fleet.
4 June 1942: Operation "MI":
Early in the morning, Cdr Tanabe, his navigator and the gunnery officer witness the air attack on Midway through the periscope. At 1025, American dive-bombers reduce carriers AKAGI, KAGA and SORYU to burning wrecks, but HIRYU is not damaged. At 1054, she launches 18 D3A1 "Val" dive-bombers and six A6M2 "Zeke" fighters that follow the American planes and find their carriers.
HIRYU's dive-bombers attack USS YORKTOWN (CV-5). A bomb hits the flight deck aft of the island and sets afire three planes in the hangar below. A second delayed action bomb penetrates three decks and explodes in the uptakes of the stack, snuffing out the boilers. YORKTOWN 's speed falls to six knots. A third bomb hits her forward elevator. Damage control crews fight the fires, but at 1220 she is brought to a full stop for repairs. She has to work up steam to get underway again.
Six Japanese planes survive and radio that the American carrier is burning and that two more carriers are present. At 1245, HIRYU launches a second strike of 10 "Kate" torpedo planes and six fighters. Under orders from ComCarDiv 2, Rear Admiral (Vice Admiral, posthumously) Yamaguchi Tamon to engage only an undamaged carrier, the Kates attack what appears to be one; but it is, in fact, YORKTOWN whose fires have been put out and steam restored.
By 1440, the Kates launch Type 91 torpedoes from both sides of YORKTOWN's bow. YORKTOWN, making 19 knots, dodges two torpedoes, but two others hit her port side, cut all electrical power and jam her rudder 15 degrees to port. She comes to a stop and takes on a list that increases to 26 degrees. At 1455, YORKTOWN heels over and her flight deck almost touches the sea. Captain Elliott Buckmaster orders his 3,000 men to abandon ship. Destroyers pick up the survivors.
From his flagship battleship YAMATO, Admiral Yamamoto issues orders for a submarine bombardment of the airfield on Eastern Island, Midway until 0100 when I-168 is to be relieved by CruDiv 7's MOGAMI, MIKUMA, KUMANO and SUZUYA. Later the cruisers' orders are canceled. Additionally, ComSubRon 3 orders Tanabe to remain in vicinity of Midway in order to report about the subsequent aircraft traffic.
5 June 1942:
At 0124, I-168 surfaces within 1,100 yds SW of Midway and opens fire with her 10-cm deck gun. I-168 fires six shells but inflicts no damage. The Marine shore batteries snap on searchlights and their return fire forces I-168 to submerge. The submarine is briefly chased and depth-charged by a patrol vessel.
At 0652, cruiser CHIKUMA's No. 2 floatplane, probably an E8N2, discovers damaged YORKTOWN. The plane's signal vectors I-168 to the carrier. CHIKUMA's No. 4 Aichi E13A1 "Jake" scout of Vice Admiral (Admiral, posthumously) Nagumo Chuichi's (former CO of YAMASHIRO) Kido Butai, radios that it has sighted an enemy carrier 150 miles NNE of Midway. At 1055 Cdr Tanabe receives an order from ComSubRon 3 to pursue and sink the carrier.
While running on the surface towards the carrier's reported position, I-168 is attacked by a PBY "Catalina" patrol plane. Tanabe dives and escapes undamaged.
6 June 1942:
At 0410, one of I-168's lookouts spots YORKTOWN about 12 miles away. At 0600, Tanabe spots the first destroyers. He submerges and slows to three knots. As he closes, he sees six destroyers circling a mile away. The minesweeper VIREO has YORKTOWN in tow. At 0605, USS HAMMANN (DD-412) puts a salvage party aboard the carrier. HAMMANN is secured to YORKTOWN's starboard side and provides power for the carrier's pumps and foam to fight the fires.
I-168 arrives and sights the carrier and her screen. For nine hours, Tanabe skillfully makes his approach steering by chart and sound with only a few periscope sightings. Undetected, he penetrates the destroyer and cruiser screen. At 1331, from 1,900 yards, he fires two torpedoes at the overlapping formation, followed by two more three seconds later. The first torpedo hits HAMMANN, breaks her back and sinks her in about four minutes. As she goes down, her depth charges explode and kill 81 of her 241-strong crew. At 1332, the next two torpedoes strike YORKTOWN starboard below the bridge. The fourth torpedo misses and passes astern.
At 1336, American destroyers commence a counterattack. A destroyer passes directly overhead and drops two depth charges. After more attacks the forward torpedo room and maneuvering room flood. After battery cells are extensively damaged and all crew dons gas masks. The outer and inner doors of torpedo tube No. 1 spring and admit water. The lights go out and the emergency lights come on.
At 1640, with his batteries nearly exhausted, Tanabe battle surfaces determined to go down fighting, but three destroyers USS GWIN (DD-433), HUGHES (DD-410) and MONAGHAN (DD-354) are about five miles away. Tanabe sets off at the best speed I-168 can now make - only 14 knots. Tanabe signals to the flagship of the Combined Fleet YAMATO that he has attacked and sunk the YORKTOWN. One destroyer closes within 5,470 yards, firing intermittently. After the emergency repair of an electric engine is completed, Tanabe submerges again. I-168 stays down until 2000 and then resurfaces. During 13 hours of chase, she has been attacked with some 40 depth-charges.
Contrary to Tanabe's report, YORKTOWN has not yet sunk. The two torpedo hits corrected her list from 26 to 17 degrees. Captain Buckmaster removes the salvage party and plans to resume work in the morning.
Admiral Yamamoto suspends the invasion of Midway.
7 June 1942:
At 0458, 19,875-ton YORKTOWN rolls over to port and sinks in about 3,000 fathoms of water. Cdr Tanabe has made the biggest kill yet by any submarine in the Pacific. [1]
Japanese plans calls for I-168 to refuel at Midway after the battle, but now that is not possible. Tanabe is low on fuel so he sets course across the Pacific for Japan using only two engines.
19 June 1942:
Arrives at Yokosuka with nearly dry tanks. Refuels and proceeds to Kure. A big crowd greets Tanabe on I-168's arrival at Kure. Music plays and speeches are made. As a reward, Cdr Tanabe is reassigned as the Commanding Officer of I-176 under construction and almost completed at Kure.
26 June 1942:
I-168 is transferred to Sasebo.
30 June 1942:
Cdr Tonozuka Kinzo, Equipping Officer of I-34 under construction at Sasebo, is assigned as the Commanding Officer of I-168 "on paper" while she undergoes battle-damage repairs.
7 August 1942: American Operation "Watchtower" - The Invasion of Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands:
Rear Admiral (later Admiral) Richmond K. Turner's Amphibious Task Force 62, covered by Vice Admiral (later Admiral) Frank J. Fletcher's Task Force 61 and Rear Admiral (later Admiral) John S. McCain's Task Force 63's land-based aircraft, lands Maj Gen (later Gen/Commandant) Alexander A. Vandegrift's 1st Marine Division on Guadalcanal opening a seven-month campaign to take the island.
31 August 1942:
Repairs to I-168 are completed. LtCdr Watanabe Katsuji (former CO of I-69) is assigned as Commanding Officer. The same day, Cdr Tonozuka becomes Commanding Officer of I-34 as she is completed. Departs Sasebo.
15 October 1942:
LtCdr Nakajima Sakae (the former CO of I-157) assumes command of I-168.
16 November 1942:
Truk. Vice Admiral Komatsu convenes a meeting of his submarine captains. He announces that the submarine force has been ordered by Admiral Yamamoto to organize a supply system for the IJA's 17th Army garrison on Guadalcanal.
18 November 1942:
Returns to Kure. Drydocked for repairs.
15 December 1942:
Departs Kure for Truk.
22 December 1942:
Arrives at Truk. Participates in supply missions to Guadalcanal while directly attached to the Sixth Fleet HQ.
1 January 1943:
I-168 is in SubRon 3 in SubDiv 12 with I-169 and I-171. Arrives at Guadalcanal with 15 tons of cargo but is chased away by two patrol boats after 60 per cent of the cargo is unloaded.
3 January 1943:
Arrives at Shortland, departs the next day.
7 January 1943:
Arrives at Truk, departs the next day for Kure.
14 January 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
22 February 1943:
Departs Kure for Yokosuka.
25 February 1943:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
5 March 1943:
Departs Yokosuka for Paramushiro.
13 March 1943:
Departs Paramushiro for Kiska. I-168 participates in a total of nine supply runs to Kiska.
18 March 1943:
Departs Kiska. Patrols an area S of Amchitka.
Late March 1943:
Returns to Paramushiro. Departs for Kiska.
1 April 1943:
Arrives at Kiska in the company of I-169. Takes aboard sick personnel of the Kiska garrison.
April 1943:
I-168 is in Rear Admiral Kouda Takero's SubRon 1 with the I-2, I-7, I-31, I-34, I-35, I-169 and I-171 in the Northern District Force, Fifth Fleet. SubRon 1 is given the mission to reinforce and resupply the isolated Japanese garrisons in the Aleutian Islands.
4 April 1943:
I-168 transfers the ground personnel of the 452 NAG from Kiska to Attu.
17 April 1943:
Departs Attu with a cargo of ammunition and mail for Kiska.
19 April 1943:
Arrives at Kiska, unloads her cargo.
9 May 1943:
Returns to Yokosuka. Reassigned to SubRon 3.
12 July 1943:
Departs Kure, still under LtCdr Nakajima.
22 July 1943:
Arrives at Truk.
25 July 1943:
Departs Truk for Rabaul.
27 July 1943:
I-168 sends a regular situation report while negotiating the Isabel Strait. This is the last message from I-168.
At dusk around 1754, I-168 sights a surfaced enemy submarine in the Steffen Strait between New Ireland and New Hanover. LtCdr Nakajima fires a torpedo at the submarine, but misses. Lookouts on LtCdr Walter E. Ebert's USS SCAMP (SS-277) spot the incoming torpedo. Ebert goes ahead full and crash dives. He levels off at 220 feet, lets the torpedo pass overhead and returns to periscope depth. At 1812, Ebert fires four torpedoes at I-168 that sink her 60 miles off New Hanover at 02-50S, 149-01E with all hands (97).
10 September 1943:
Presumed lost with all hands in the area N of Rabaul.
15 September 1943:
SubRon 3 is disbanded.
15 October 1943:
Removed from the Navy List.

[Deadstring67]

See this also:
Japanese Submarines at Pearl Harbor.

[moy1moy1]

so the fate of I-168 submarine is unknown?

wow.. mystery~ sunken yet not found.

tnx dude

[higanstolsdawen]

TS you dont have to go far, pilipinas nalang bai daghan kaayo stories regarding ww2. bataan death march, battle of manila or battle of leyte gulf which is considered the biggest naval battle in ww2.

[Deadstring67]

^^ longitude og latitude imo gusto d i bro? patay.. lisoda ana.. hehe

[Deadstring67]

TS you dont have to go far, pilipinas nalang bai daghan kaayo stories regarding ww2. bataan death march, battle of manila or battle of leyte gulf which is considered the biggest naval battle in ww2.

I agree with you bro.. pero mas nindot man gud kong dili lang sa atoa..para makahibalo sad ta unsa nahitabo sa laing nasod... sample lang ani nga thread.. how would i know nga naa d i submarine aircraft carrier.

[monrose29]

apile picture mga bro para nindot tan awo nalingaw kog basa2x dah..

[moy1moy1]

I agree with you bro.. pero mas nindot man gud kong dili lang sa atoa..para makahibalo sad ta unsa nahitabo sa laing nasod... sample lang ani nga thread.. how would i know nga naa d i submarine aircraft carrier.

about sa submarine aircraft carrier.. wa lagi nila giapply na nga techie ron? I mean, almost complete nata sa necessary formulas and measuring gears para malikayan ang fail inventions (referring to your other thread).

speculation lng, since wala maka answer pod ani nga query unless proven.

[Deadstring67]

apile picture mga bro para nindot tan awo nalingaw kog basa2x dah..

Im sorry bro.. pero sa lain nga thread nako na butang..

Now lang jd ko nakahibalo na sad.. Germany d i gihapon ni gikan ang Submarine Aircraft carrier.

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