I-44

I-44 was an Imperial Japanese Navy Type B2 submarine. Completed and commissioned in January 1944, she served in the late stages of World War II, she conducted war patrols in the Pacific Ocean as a conventional submarine before she was converted into a kaiten suicide attack torpedo carrier. She then conducted kaiten operations during the Battle of Iwo Jima and the Battle of Okinawa before she was sunk in April 1945.

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Type B2 submarine, submarine, Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Imperial Japanese Navy, Japan,

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1942-06-11T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1943-03-05T00:00:00Z

ship launching

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Frameless

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

I-44

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