On May 31, 1942, I-27 launched midget submarine M-14 as the leading submarine for the attack on Sydney Harbour in Australia.
On June 4, 1942, Iron Crown while en route Whyalla-Newcastle was torpedoed and sunk 44 miles SSW of Gabo Island by I-27. Thirty eight of her forty two crew were lost, with the survivors being picked up by SS Mulbera.[1]
On March 20, 1943, Fort Mumford was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean (10°00′N71°00′E / 10.000°N 71.000°E / 10.000; 71.000) by I-27.[2][3] The sole survivor of this sinking made no comment as to the fate of the crew,[citation needed] although some publications suggest that they may have been killed by the crew of I-27.[4][5] There is no conclusive evidence either way, but there is also no evidence of I-27 taking such action on other occasions.
On June 3, 1943, I-27 torpedoed and sank SS Montanan in the Indian Ocean.[6][7] Five of Montanan's crew were killed and 58 were rescued.[8]
On July 5, 1943 I-27 torpedoed and sank the Alcoa Protector, sailing as part of convoy PA44 in the Gulf of Oman. The turbine engines of this ship were later salvaged and used to propel the Great Lakes freighterKinsman Independent.[citation needed]
On November 8, 1943, I-27 sank the Liberty ship SS Sambridge. The survivors made it safely to lifeboats and the second officer Henry Scurr was taken prisoner.[9] A burst of machine-gun fire was heard by the survivors, but its reason is unknown as Scurr was eventually freed from Changi prison camp at the end of the war.[10]
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Hashimoto, Mochitsura (1954). Sunk: The Story of the Japanese Submarine Fleet 1942 – 1945. Colegrave, E.H.M. (translator). London: Cassell and Company. ASIN B000QSM3L0.
Hackett, Bob; Sander Kingsepp (2003). "HIJMS Submarine I-27: Tabular Record of Movement". Sensuikan!. Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
Milanovich, Kathrin (2021). "The IJN Submarines of the I 15 Class". In Jordan, John (ed.). Warship 2021. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. pp. 29–43. ISBN978-1-4728-4779-9.
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I 27 was a submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy which saw service during the Pacific Campaign of World War II I 27 was commissioned at Sasebo Japan on February 24 1942 and sunk on February 12 1944 after torpedoing the troopship SS Khedive Ismail History Empire of Japan NameI 27 BuilderSasebo Naval Arsenal CommissionedFebruary 24 1942 FateSunk February 12 1944 General characteristics Class and typeType B1 submarine Displacement2 631 tonnes 2 589 long tons surfaced 3 713 tonnes 3 654 long tons submerged Length108 7 m 356 ft 8 in overall Beam9 3 m 30 ft 6 in Draft5 1 m 16 ft 9 in Installed power12 400 bhp 9 200 kW diesel 2 000 hp 1 500 kW electric motor PropulsionDiesel electric 1 diesel engine 1 electric motor Speed23 5 knots 43 5 km h 27 0 mph surfaced 8 knots 15 km h 9 2 mph submerged Range14 000 nmi 26 000 km 16 000 mi at 16 knots 30 km h 18 mph surfaced 96 nmi 178 km 110 mi at 3 knots 5 6 km h 3 5 mph submerged Test depth100 m 330 ft Crew100 Armament6 bow 533 mm 21 in torpedo tubes 1 14 cm 5 5 in deck gun 2 single 25 mm 1 in Type 96 anti aircraft guns Aircraft carried1 floatplane Aviation facilities1 catapultService history editOn May 31 1942 I 27 launched midget submarine M 14 as the leading submarine for the attack on Sydney Harbour in Australia On June 4 1942 Iron Crown while en route Whyalla Newcastle was torpedoed and sunk 44 miles SSW of Gabo Island by I 27 Thirty eight of her forty two crew were lost with the survivors being picked up by SS Mulbera 1 On March 20 1943 Fort Mumford was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean 10 00 N 71 00 E 10 000 N 71 000 E 10 000 71 000 by I 27 2 3 The sole survivor of this sinking made no comment as to the fate of the crew citation needed although some publications suggest that they may have been killed by the crew of I 27 4 5 There is no conclusive evidence either way but there is also no evidence of I 27 taking such action on other occasions On June 3 1943 I 27 torpedoed and sank SS Montanan in the Indian Ocean 6 7 Five of Montanan s crew were killed and 58 were rescued 8 On July 5 1943 I 27 torpedoed and sank the Alcoa Protector sailing as part of convoy PA44 in the Gulf of Oman The turbine engines of this ship were later salvaged and used to propel the Great Lakes freighter Kinsman Independent citation needed On November 8 1943 I 27 sank the Liberty ship SS Sambridge The survivors made it safely to lifeboats and the second officer Henry Scurr was taken prisoner 9 A burst of machine gun fire was heard by the survivors but its reason is unknown as Scurr was eventually freed from Changi prison camp at the end of the war 10 The submarine torpedoed and sank the Allied steamship SS Khedive Ismail near the Maldives on February 12 1944 killing 1 297 passengers and crew After the attack I 27 attempted to hide under Khedive Ismail s survivors who were floating in the water Nevertheless the British destroyers HMS Paladin and HMS Petard located the submarine and destroyed it with depth charges ramming and torpedoes at 01 25 N 72 22 E 1 417 N 72 367 E 1 417 72 367 Ninety nine of I 27 s crew were killed One survivor was captured by the British citation needed Notes edit Broken Hill Proprietary Mercantile Marine Retrieved 18 June 2012 Fort Ships K S Mariners Retrieved 5 January 2012 Imperial Submarines Combinedfleet com Retrieved 30 June 2022 Quiet Heroes British Merchant Seamen at War 1939 1945 Bernard Edwards Pen and Sword 2010 ISBN 1783036788 9781783036783 Rohwer Jurgen Hummelchen Gerhard Seekrieg 1943 Marz Wurttembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart in German Retrieved 4 August 2022 Santa Paula SP 1590 Navyhistory com Retrieved 29 September 2012 Indian Ocean Red Sea 1943 U S Ships Sunk or Damaged in South Atlantic Indian Ocean and Red Sea During World War II American Merchant Marine at War www usmm org Archived from the original on 30 September 2012 Retrieved 29 September 2012 Stone Eric American Hawaiian Steamship Co in WWII SS Arkansan Eric Stone Archived from the original on 22 March 2017 Retrieved 29 September 2012 No 37383 The London Gazette Supplement 11 December 1945 p 6022 Shipping Company Losses of the Second World War Ian M Malcolm The History Press 2013 ISBN 0750953713 9780750953719Bibliography editHashimoto Mochitsura 1954 Sunk The Story of the Japanese Submarine Fleet 1942 1945 Colegrave E H M translator London Cassell and Company ASIN B000QSM3L0 Hackett Bob Sander Kingsepp 2003 HIJMS Submarine I 27 Tabular Record of Movement Sensuikan Combinedfleet com Retrieved 10 May 2009 Hackett Bob Sander Kingsepp 2003 Type B1 Sensuikan Combinedfleet com Retrieved 10 May 2009 Milanovich Kathrin 2021 The IJN Submarines of the I 15 Class In Jordan John ed Warship 2021 Oxford UK Osprey Publishing pp 29 43 ISBN 978 1 4728 4779 9 01 25 N 72 22 E 1 417 N 72 367 E 1 417 72 367 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Japanese submarine I 27 amp oldid 1194333845, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
