I-168
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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.
Wikidata
I-168; I-168; I-68; Japanese submarine I-68
torpedo,
Imperial Japanese Navy, Kure Naval Arsenal,
- Combined Fleet page@
Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
| 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 | ||

