Type 3 submergence transport vehicle
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The Type 3 submergence transport vehicle (三式潜航輸送艇, San-Shiki Senkō Yusōtei) was a class of transport submarines built for the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during World War II. The IJA called them Maru Yu (マルゆ).
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Yu 1 in Hitachi Ltd., Kasado Factory (1943) | |
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Name | Type 3 submergence transport vehicle |
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Operators | Imperial Japanese Army |
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Built | 1943–45 |
In commission | 1943–45 |
Planned | 420 |
Completed | 38 |
Lost | 4 |
Scrapped | 34 |
General characteristics Yu I type | |
Type | Transport submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 41.40 m (135 ft 10 in) overall |
Beam | 3.90 m (12 ft 10 in) |
Draft | 3.00 m (9 ft 10 in) |
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Range |
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Test depth | 100 m (330 ft) |
Capacity | 24 tons freight or 40 troops |
Complement | 23 |
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General characteristics Yu II type [1] | |
Type | Transport submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 55 m (180 ft 5 in) overall |
Beam | 7 m (23 ft 0 in) |
Draft | 3.13 m (10 ft 3 in) |
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Test depth | 150 m (492 ft 2 in) |
Capacity | 40 tons freight |
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