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SS I-156
Imperial Japanese Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Kaidai 3b . .
. . 1946
sunk
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41     Subron4    
41/12/09       found Force Z 180 miles of Kuantan  
42/01 42/02     S of Java  
42/05 42/06   E/SubForAdv/Subron5 xMidway  
44/10/29       disabling Santee off Leyte  
45/01     Kondo butai off Admiralty Is  
45/01/16     Kondo butai called back to Japan  
45/03/29     Tatara butai off Okinawa  
45/04/18     Tatara butai sunk/prob(Bataan) off Okinawa  

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex I-56, 1942/05/20 > I-156, 42: school ship
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 5/8936
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