Japanese submarine I-165

I-165 was a Kaidai-class V submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Built at the Kure Naval Arsenal laid down as I-65 on 19 December 1929, launched on 2 June 1931 and completed on 1 December 1932. She was redsignated I-165 on 20 May 1942. Converted to a Kaiten mother ship, she was sunk by a United States Navy patrol bomber on 27 June 1945 in the Mariana Islands at 15°28′N 153°39′E﻿.


 * Sank Dutch merchant ship Benkoelen on 9 January 1942
 * Sank Indian merchant ship Jalarajan on 15 January 1942
 * Sank Netherlands merchant Johanne Justesen on 15 February 1942
 * Sank RMS Bhima on 20 February 1942
 * Sank SS Harmonides on 25 August 1942
 * Sank SS Losmar on 24 September 1942
 * Shelled Port Gregory on 28 January 1943
 * Sank RMS Perseus on 16 January 1944
 * Sank SS Nancy Moller on 18 March 1944