I-165 ex I-65

Type Builder Name Laid Down Launched Completed Notes
KD5

Kure N Yd

Updated: 11/05/2018


19/12/1929 02/06/1931 01/12/1932

Home Base:Sasebo ND;
01/12/1932-15/11/1933=Sub.Div.30;Sub.Ron.1;1stFleet;Combined Fleet;
15/11/1933-15/11/1934=Sub.Div.30;Sub.Ron2;2ndFleet;Combined Fleet;
15/11/1934-15/11/1935=Sub.Div.30; Sasebo Guard Ron; Sasebo ND;
15/11/1935-01/12/1937=Sub.Div.30;Sub.Ron2;2ndFleet;Combined Fleet;
01/12/1937-15/12/1938=Sub.Div.30; Sasebo ND;
15/12/1938-15/11/1939=Sub.Div.30; 3rd Reserve; Sasebo ND;
15/11/1939-15/11/1940=Sub.Div.30; Sub.Ron.4; 1stFleet; Combined Fleet;
15/11/1940-10/07/1942=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;
25/03/1944-15/12/1944=Sub.Ron.8;6th Fleet;Combined Fleet;
15/12/1944-01/04/1945=Sub.Div.19;Kure Sub.Ron;Kure N.D.F;
01/04/1945-15/08/1945=Sub.Div.34;6th Fleet;Combined Fleet;
15/08/1945-15/09/1945=Sub.Div.15;6th Fleet;Combined Fleet; (Transf.before loss known)

15/11/1934-25/11/1936 ?=Reserve;
29/03/1938-04/07/1938 ?=Reserve;
05/07/1939-20/08/1941 ?=Reserve;

CEO:Lt.Cdr.Sasaki Hankyu [45]=01/12/1931-05/04/1932;
CO:Lt.Cdr.Sasaki Hankyu [45]=05/04/1932-15/11/1934;
(+)CO:Lt.Cdr.Matsuo Yoshiyasu [47]=15/11/1934-03/07/1935;
CO:Lt.Cdr.Hamano Motoichi [47]=03/07/1935-27/01/1936;
CO:Lt.Cdr.Hatanaka Sumihiko [49]=27/01/1936-25/11/1936:
CO:Lt.Cdr.Uchino Shinji [49]=25/11/1936-01/12/1937;
CO:Lt.Cdr.Izu Hisaichi [51]=01/12/1937-19/03/1938;
CO:Lt.Cdr. Kono Masamichi [52]=19/03/1938-10/06/1938;
(+)CO:Lt.Cdr.Yokota Minoru [51]=10/06/1938-04/07/1938;
CO:Lt.Cdr.Yokota Minoru [51]=04/07/1938-30/07/1938;
CO:Lt.Cdr.Yamada Kaoru [50]=30/07/1938-15/11/1938;
(+)CO:Lt.Cdr.Togami Ichiro {51]=15/11/1938-15/12/1938;
CO:Lt.Cdr.Muraoka Tomiichi [52]=15/12/1938-20/03/1939;
CO:Lt.Cdr.Kono Masamichi [52]=20/03/1939-05/07/1939; ?
(+)CO:Lt..Taoka Kiyoshi [55]=05/07/1939-27/07/1939;
CO:Lt.Cdr.Togami Ichiro {51]=27/07/1939-20/08/1941;
CO:Lt.Cdr.Harada Hakue [52]=20/08/1941-30/06/1942;
CO:Lt.Cdr.Torisu Kennosuke [58]=30/06/1942-16/03/1943;
(A)CO:Lt.Nakayama Denshichi [61]=16/03/1943-25/05/1943;
CO:Lt.Cdr.Shimizu Tsuruzu [58]=25/05/1943-10/10/1944;
CO:Lt.Cdr.Ono Yasushi [65]=10/10/1944-27/06/1945+KIA;

28/01/1943 Shelled Port Gregory,W,Australia; 10 Shells;
;
20/05/1942 Renumbered I-165;
18/08/1944 Damaged,Depth Charges;US.PT.=PT-18;PT-24;PT-25;
/04/1945 Converted to Kaiten Carrier;
27/06/1945 Sunk=450m.e.Saipan;15*28'N;153*39'E;
Bombs;US.A/C.VPB-142;
No Survivors; 106 KIA;
29/07/1945 Presumed Lost;
15/09/1945 Removed from Navy List;


SortiesbySub Ships Attacked

[Lt.Cdr.Sasaki Hankyu] [45]
27/09/1934-Ryojun,Manchuria-05/10/1934Sasebo=Tsingtao Area=Training;
[]
13/04/1936Fukuoka-22/04/1936Sasebo=Tsingtao Area=Training;
04/08/1936Mako-06/09/1936Mako=Amoy=Training;
[Lt.Cdr.Harada Hakue] [52]
26/11/1941Sasebo-03/12/1941=Samah(Hainan Is);Transit;
05/12/1941Samah-27/12/1941CamranhBay(French.I.CH)=nw.Anabas Is-nw.Borneo;
05/01/1942CamranhBay-20/01/1942Penang=Celebes-IndianOcean-MalaccaStrait;
05/02//1942Penang-28/02/1942Penang=IndianOcean-Ceylon;
15/03/1942Penang-28/03/1942Sasebo=Transit;(Repairs);
14/05/1942Kure-24/05/1942Kwajalein=Transit;
26/05/1942Kwajalein-20/06/1942Kwajalein=Midway;
l/06/1942Kwajalein-26/06/1942Sasebo=Transit;
[Lt.Cdr.Torisu Kennosuke] [58]
22/07/1942Sasebo- e/08/1942Penang=Transit;
11/08/1942Penang- e/09/1942Penang=IndianOcean,Ceylon;
m/09/1942Penang- m/10/1942Penang=Indian Ocean-Ceylon;
e/11/1942Penang- l/11/1942Penang=IndianOcean,Ceylon;
l/11/1942Penang- l/11/1942Surabaya=Transit;
05/12/1942Surabaya-22/12/1942Surabaya=ArafuraSea;
21/01/1943Surabaya- m/02/1943Surabaya=Aust.w.Coast,PortGregory-IndianOcean;
l/02/1943Surabaya-05/03/1943Sasebo=Transit(Repairs);
[Lt.Cdr.Shimizu Tsuruzu] [58]
26/08/1943Kure- e/09/1943Penang=Transit;
14/09/1943Penang- l/09/1943Penang=nw.CoastAustralia;
24/10/1943Penang- l/11/1943Penang=IndianOcean-Bay of Bengal-w.Coast India;(Repairs);
m/12/1943Penang- l/01/1944Penang=Indian Ocean-Bay of Bengal;
e/02/1944Penang- e/02/1944Singapore=Transit;
/02/1944Singapore- l/03/1944Singapore=Indian Ocean;
31/03/1944Singapore-04/05/1944Singapore=nw.CoastAustralia;
15/05/1944Singapore- m/05/1944Surabaya=Transit;
31/05/1944Surabaya-05/07/1944Surabaya=nw.CoastAustralia;
24/07/1944Surabaya- l/07/1944Surabaya=Biak(Supply),(Aborted,Mech.Failure)(Repairs);
12/08/1944Surabaya-23/08/1944Amboina=Biak(Supply),(Repairs);
l/08/1944Ambon- l/08/1944Surabaya=Transit(Repairs);
15/09/1944Surabaya- l/09/1944Hongkong=Singapore-Hainan Is.-=Transit(Repairs);
[Lt.Cdr.Ono Yasushi] [65]
e/10/1944Hongkong-17/10/1944Sasebo=Transit(Repairs);
15/06/1945Hikari-27/06/1945Sunk=e.Saipan(Kaiten-Todoroki Group)+

Sorties=18

[Lt.Cdr.Harada Hakue] [52]
09/01/1942sunk.Ne.MS.Benkoelen;1003t;JavaSea; 04*50'S;112*50'E;
15/01/1942sunk.In.MS.Jalarajan;5102t;wSumatra; 00*12'N;97*00'E;
09/02/1942sunk.Ne.MS.Meroendoeng;2464t;IndianOcean; 05*30'S;81*10'E;
15/02/1942sunk.Br.MS.JohanneJustesen;4681t;IndianOcean; 09*04'N;75*88'E;
20/02/1942sunk.Br.MS.Bhima;5280t;Maldive Is; 07*47'N;73*31'E;
[Lt.Cdr.Torisu Kennosuke] [58]
25/08/1942sunk.Br.MS.Harmonides;5237t;IndianOcean; 01*47'N;77*27'E;
24/09/1942sunk.US.MS.Losmar;5549t;IndianOcean; 08*06'N;74*23'E;
[Lt.Cdr.Shimizu Tsuruzu] [58]
16/01/1944sunk.Br.MS.Perseus;10286t;Bay of Bengal; 12*00'N;80*14'E;
18/03/1944sunk.Br.MS,NancyMoller;3916t;IndianOcean; 02*14'N;78*25'E;
14/08/1944sunk.Au.PC.ML430;85t;Biak;01* 'S;135* 'E;

M/S Sunk=09@043518t
M/S Damaged =0
W/S Sunk =01@000085t
W/S Damaged =0
Total Sunk =09@043518t
Total Damaged =01@000085t
Total =10@043603t

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