I-168

I-68, later renumbered I-168, was an Imperial Japanese Navy Kaidai–type cruiser submarine of the KD6 sub-class commissioned in 1934. She served in World War II, operating in support of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and taking part in the Battle of Midway, the Guadalcanal campaign, and the Aleutian Islands campaign before she was sunk in 1943. She is best known for her achievements during the Battle of Midway when, under the command of Lieutenant Commander Yahachi Tanabe, she sank the only United States Navy warships lost in the battle: the already badly damaged aircraft carrier USS Yorktown and the destroyer USS Hammann.

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I-168; I-168; I-68; Japanese submarine I-68
torpedo, 
Type KD6a submarine, attack submarine, Kure Naval Arsenal, Imperial Japanese Navy, 

• Combined Fleet page^@
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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1939-05-01T00:00:00Z

1939-05-01T00:00:00Z

ship recommissioning

1941-07-25T00:00:00Z

1941-07-25T00:00:00Z

ship recommissioning

1931-06-18T00:00:00Z

1931-06-18T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1934-07-31T00:00:00Z

1934-07-31T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1938-12-15T00:00:00Z

1938-12-15T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1940-10-19T00:00:00Z

1940-10-19T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1933-06-26T00:00:00Z

1933-06-26T00:00:00Z

ship launching

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Frameless

The Japanese submarines I-168 and I-169 on training duty.

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The deck of the Japanese submarine I-70. The submarines I-168 and I-169 are in the distance

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Combined Fleet page@		Wikidata
commons	image		The Japanese submarines I-168 and I-169 on training duty.		Commons
commons	image		GHumlwLbsAAYPnI		Commons
commons	image		The deck of the Japanese submarine I-70. The submarines I-168 and I-169 are in the distance		Commons