I-48

I.J.N. I-48

(Helge Fischer HF-10a)

Class: I-46 Type C.2 - 6 submarines of 1942
Displacement: 2,557 tons (surface) / 3,564 tons (submerged)
Dimensions: 351 x 30 x 17.5 ft.
Machinery: 2-shaft Diesel/Electric motors, H.P. 11,000/2,000 = 23.5/8 knots
Armament: 1-5.5 in., 2-25 mm. A.A. (1x2) guns; 8-21 in. (bow) T.T. and 20 torpedoes; 2 Kaiten
Complement: 101

Notes: Missing from 20 Jan 1945 on a Kaiten mission to Ulithi; probably sunk 23 Jan by American destroyer escorts Conklin, Corbesier and Raby NE of Yap.