IJN · SS
I-177
Photos and infoKaidai Type 7 cruiser submarine, second of the I-176 class. Kawasaki, Kobe. Commissioned 28 December 1942. Hajime Nakagawa sank the hospital ship Centaur on 14 May 1943, east of Brisbane. Zenji Orita had her from 6 September 1943 to 23 February 1944 on the New Guinea supply runs. USS Samuel S. Miles sank her off Palau on 3 October 1944. No survivors.
| Type | Submarine (SS) |
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| Hull | I-177 |
| Builder | Kawasaki, Kobe |
| Launched | 1941-12-20 |
| Commissioned | 1942-12-28 |
| Fate | Sunk. Hajime Nakagawa had her when she sank the hospital ship Centaur on 14 May 1943. Zenji Orita assumed command on 6 September 1943 and left on 23 February 1944. USS Samuel S. Miles sank her on 3 October 1944, north-northeast of Angaur, at 7°48′N, 133°28′E. Lost with all hands. Presumed lost on 18 November 1944. Struck 1 March 1945. |
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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.
No photograph of I-177 was found. This is I-176, a submarine of the same class, before 1944. It is not this boat. Photographer and date not recorded. Wikimedia Commons File:I-176.jpg. Public domain.
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