| Japanese submarine I-177 | |
|---|---|
 I-176, a submarine of the same class as I-177 | |
| Career (Empire of Japan) |  |
| Name: | I-177 |
| Commissioned: | 28 December 1942 |
| Fate: | Sunk by USS Samuel S. Miles (DE-183) on 3 October 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | KD7 type Kaidai-class submarine |
| Complement: | 101 Sailors |
Japanese Submarine I-177 was a Japanese KD7 type Kaidai-class submarine that saw service during World War II in the Imperial Japanese Navy. I-177 was commissioned on 28 December 1942 and was sunk by USS Samuel S. Miles (DE-183) on 3 October 1944 with the loss of her entire crew of 101 sailors. She was the submarine responsible for sinking Australian Hospital Ship Centaur, an act considered to be a war crime, off the Australian east coast on 14 May 1943.[1]
Citations[]
- ↑ Dennis & Grey 2009, p. 124
References[]
- Combinedfleet.com HIJMS Submarine I-177: Tabular Record of Movement
- Dennis, Peter; Grey, Jeffrey (2009). The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-551784-2.
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