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SS I-3
Imperial Japanese Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Junsen 1 . .
Kawasaki, Kobe
1925/06/08 1926/11/30 1942/12/10
sunk
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/11/16 41/12/18   AdvSubFor/SubRon2/SubDiv7 P.H. attack   99 
41/12/07     AdvSubFor/SubRon2/SubDiv7 Kauai Channel between Oahu and Kuaui   99 
41/12/15     AdvSubFor/SubRon2/SubDiv7 shell Kahului, Maui   99 
41/12/18 42/01/13     patrol off Hawaii   99 
41/12/31       shell Nawiliwili Harbor, Kauai   99 
42/01/14 42/01/22   AdvSubFor/SubRon2/SubDiv7 sail from Hawai area to Kwajalein   99 
42/01/24 42/02/01   SubDiv7 sail from Kwajalein to Jokosuka   99 
42/02/01 42/02/11     Jokosuka - refit, repairs   99 
42/02/11     SubRon2/SubDiv7 sail from Jokosuka to Kendari, Celebes   99 
42/02/2?     SubRon2/SubDiv7 patrol NW of Australia   99 
42/02/22     SubRon2/SubDiv7 departed Staring Bay, Celebes for Australian waters   99 
42/03/03     SubRon2/SubDiv7 attacking British merchant Tongariro 150 nm SW of Perth   99 
42/03/15 42/03/28     Penang, Malaya   99 
42/04     SubRon2/SubDiv7 weather ship off Colombo, Ceylon   99 
42/04/04 42/04/09     off West India  
42/04/07       damaging British merchant Elmdale (06-52N, 778-50E) en route from Ceylon to Penang   99 
42/04/08       sinking British merchant Fultala (5051 BRT) (06-52N, 76-54E)   99 
42/05/0? 42/05/2?     sail from Penang to Singapore > Jokosuka   99 
42/05/01       arrived Penang   99 
42/05/2? 42/06/11     Jokosuka - repairs, upkeep   99 
42/06/11 42/08/01     patrol off Aleutians   99 
42/08/01 42/09/08     Jokosuka - repairs   99 
42/08/20     SubRon1     99 
42/09/08 42/09/14     sail from Jokosuka to Truk   99 
42/09/15       departed Truk for supply missions to Guadalcanal   99 
42/10/2?     SubFor/KO/Subron1 xSCruz   103 
42/12/07       departed Shortland with ammo cargo for Guadalcanal   99 
42/12/10       sunk(PT-59) 3 nm NE of Kamimbo Bay, Guadalcanal (09-12S, 159-42E)   8  85 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 09-12S, 159-42E; 1943/01/20 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 1/5051
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