IJN · SS

I-58

Afloat

Submarine. On 30 July 1945 she hit the unescorted Indianapolis with two torpedoes. No other ship was in that action. She survived the war and was scuttled off the Goto Islands on 1 April 1946.

Type	Submarine (SS)
Hull	I-58
Fate	Afloat. Sank Indianapolis on 30 July 1945. She surrendered and was still afloat. Scuttled off the Goto Islands on 1 April 1946.
Command	Hashimoto, Mochitsura Captain from 7 September 1944

Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.

Presumed offical US Navy photographer. 80-G-351895 I-58 (Japanese Submarine, 1944-1946) I-53 (Japanese Submarine, 1943-1946).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Command

Hashimoto, MochitsuraCaptain from 7 September 1944

Sinking of Indianapolis

1945-07-30 · fired the torpedoes

Sunk

IndianapolisCA · CA-35 · USN

Photos and info Marshall Islands Battle of the Philippine Sea Iwo Jima Okinawa Sinking of Indianapolis

Shot and shell

sunk · torpedoUSS Indianapolis
I-58 hit Indianapolis with two torpedoes. The cruiser was alone. She sank in about twelve minutes.

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