Imperial Japanese Navy — Submarine
Japanese submarine Yu 24
- Displacement
- 274 long tons (278 t)
- Length
- 41.4 m (135.8 ft)
- Beam
- 3.9 m (12.8 ft)
- Speed
- 10 knots (18.5 km/h, 11.5 mph)
- Complement
- 23
- Main gun
- 37 mm (1.5 in)
Service
- as Yu 24? — 19452,193 days of the war
Japanese submarine Yu 24
Particulars
- Name
- Yu 24
- Builder
- Hitachi Kasado Works, Kudamatsu, Japan
- Fate
- Sank in accident 1945
By accident (1945) - Status
- Wreck
Specifications
- Displacement, surfaced
- 274 long tons (278 t)
- Displacement, submerged
- 346 long tons (352 t)
- Length
- 41.4 m (135.8 ft) OA
- Beam
- 3.9 m (12.8 ft)
- Draught
- 3 m (9.8 ft)
- Speed
- 10 knots (18.5 km/h, 11.5 mph)
- Range
- 1,500 nmi (2,778 km)
- Complement
- 23
- Main gun
- 37 mm (1.5 in)
Yu 24 was a submarine in service with the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was built by Hitachi Kasado Works, Kudamatsu, Japan.
The boat displaced 274 long tons surfaced and 346 long tons submerged. She measured 41.4 m (136 ft) long with a beam of 3.9 m (13 ft). Her designed speed was 10 knots, and she carried a complement of 23. Her main battery was of 37 mm (1.5 in) calibre.
She was in commission for 2,193 days of the Second World War.
She was sunk in 1945 by accident. The wreck survives.
Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.
Armament and machinery
Armament and machinery
- Propulsion
- 2 × Hesselman engines
- 400 bhp surfaced
- 75 shp submerged
- single shaft
- Armament
- 1 × Type 4 37 mm shipboard gun
- 5 × Type 99 light machine guns
Sources
- Facts harvested from Japanese submarine Yu 24 on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.