IJN · SS
I-156
Photos and infoOlder Kaidai cruiser submarine. Zenji Orita had her before the middle of 1942. She was still afloat at the surrender and was scuttled off the Goto Islands on 1 April 1946.
| Type | Submarine (SS) |
|---|---|
| Hull | I-156 |
| Builder | Kure |
| Launched | 1928-03-23 |
| Commissioned | 1929-03-31 |
| Fate | Afloat. Completed in 1929 as I-56 and renamed I-156 in May 1942. Surrendered in Japan. Struck 30 November 1945. Scuttled off the Goto Islands on 1 April 1946. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
Operation Road's End, 1 April 1946, off Sasebo. The Navy caption says I-156 and HA-203 are prepared for scuttling. The submarine that fills this frame is marked 156. U.S. Navy photograph 80-G-260245, National Archives. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.