Japanese Two-Man Submarine

A Japanese two-man submarine ran aground at Guam's Togcha Beach in mid-August 1944 while on a mission to attack American shore facilities, even though the battle for Guam had ended more than a week earlier. Japan built more than 2,000 midget submarines between 1934 and 1945 and deployed them throughout the Pacific, but these submarines were credited with sinking only one ship during all of World War II. Five Japanese two-man submarines were sunk or lost during the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, including one that ran aground on the east side of Oahu. Although these submarines were more than 80 feet long, crew quarters were minimal and comfort was not a consideration. Later models were equipped with explosive warheads and designed for suicide missions.

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