Drawings of both Koryu and Kairyu submarines, copied from Koryu Type D submarines in an assembly shed at the Mitsubishi shipyard, Nagasaki, Japan, circa Sep 1945, photo 1 of 2Koryu Type D submarines in an assembly shed at the Mitsubishi shipyard, Nagasaki, Japan, circa Sep 1945, photo 2 of 2Koryu Type D submarine at the Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, 8 Sep 1945, photo 1 of 3
Drawings of both Koryu and Kairyu submarines, copied from 'Extracts from Small Battle Units of Foreign Powers, Appendix III: Japanese Midget Submarines and Explosive Motor Boats', page 38Koryu Type D submarines in an assembly shed at the Mitsubishi shipyard, Nagasaki, Japan, circa Sep 1945, photo 1 of 2Koryu Type D submarines in an assembly shed at the Mitsubishi shipyard, Nagasaki, Japan, circa Sep 1945, photo 2 of 2Koryu Type D submarine at the Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, 8 Sep 1945, photo 1 of 3
Koryu Type D submarine at the Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, 8 Sep 1945, photo 2 of 3Koryu Type D submarine at the Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, 8 Sep 1945, photo 3 of 3Koryu Type D submarines in an assembly shed at the Mitsubishi shipyard, Nagasaki, Japan, 17 Sep 1945Control room of a Koryu type submarine, looking forward, Oct-Dec 1945, copied from the U.S. Naval Technical Mission to Japan Report S-01-7, Jan 1946, pg 117, fig 126; photo 2 of 3
Koryu Type D submarine at the Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, 8 Sep 1945, photo 2 of 3Koryu Type D submarine at the Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, 8 Sep 1945, photo 3 of 3Koryu Type D submarines in an assembly shed at the Mitsubishi shipyard, Nagasaki, Japan, 17 Sep 1945Control room of a Koryu type submarine, looking forward, Oct-Dec 1945, copied from the U.S. Naval Technical Mission to Japan Report S-01-7, Jan 1946, pg 117, fig 126; photo 2 of 3
Control room of a Koryu type submarine, looking forward, Oct-Dec 1945, copied from the U.S. Naval Technical Mission to Japan Report S-01-7, Jan 1946, pg 117, fig 127; photo 3 of 3Control room of a Koryu type submarine, looking forward, Oct-Dec 1945, copied from the U.S. Naval Technical Mission to Japan Report S-01-7, Jan 1946, pg 136, fig 155; photo 1 of 3Engine room of a Koryu type submarine, looking aft, Oct-Dec 1945, copied from the U.S. Naval Technical Mission to Japan Report S-01-7, Jan 1946, pg 120, fig 131Engine room of a Koryu type submarine, looking forward, Oct-Dec 1945, copied from the U.S. Naval Technical Mission to Japan Report S-01-7, Jan 1946, pg 119, fig 130
Control room of a Koryu type submarine, looking forward, Oct-Dec 1945, copied from the U.S. Naval Technical Mission to Japan Report S-01-7, Jan 1946, pg 117, fig 127; photo 3 of 3Control room of a Koryu type submarine, looking forward, Oct-Dec 1945, copied from the U.S. Naval Technical Mission to Japan Report S-01-7, Jan 1946, pg 136, fig 155; photo 1 of 3Engine room of a Koryu type submarine, looking aft, Oct-Dec 1945, copied from the U.S. Naval Technical Mission to Japan Report S-01-7, Jan 1946, pg 120, fig 131Engine room of a Koryu type submarine, looking forward, Oct-Dec 1945, copied from the U.S. Naval Technical Mission to Japan Report S-01-7, Jan 1946, pg 119, fig 130
The 6-cyl diesel engine of a Koryu type submarine, looking aft, Oct-Dec 1945, copied from the U.S. Naval Technical Mission to Japan Report S-01-7, Jan 1946, pg 118, fig 128Torpedo room of a Koryu type submarine, looking forward, Oct-Dec 1945, copied from the U.S. Naval Technical Mission to Japan Report S-01-7, Jan 1946, pg 139, fig 158Koryu-class submarines, along with at least three other classes, at Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, 19 Oct 1945, photo 1 of 2Koryu-class submarines, along with at least three other classes, at Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, 19 Oct 1945, photo 2 of 2
The 6-cyl diesel engine of a Koryu type submarine, looking aft, Oct-Dec 1945, copied from the U.S. Naval Technical Mission to Japan Report S-01-7, Jan 1946, pg 118, fig 128Torpedo room of a Koryu type submarine, looking forward, Oct-Dec 1945, copied from the U.S. Naval Technical Mission to Japan Report S-01-7, Jan 1946, pg 139, fig 158Koryu-class submarines, along with at least three other classes, at Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, 19 Oct 1945, photo 1 of 2Koryu-class submarines, along with at least three other classes, at Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, 19 Oct 1945, photo 2 of 2
Post-war American photo of Japanese Koryu Type-D midget submarine mid-bodies in a production facility at Kure, Japan, 19 Oct 1945.Koryu submarines in a partially flooded drydock at Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, Feb 1946Demolished Japanese Koryu-class midget submarines among other debris at the shipyard in Kure, Japan, 14 Mar 1947
Post-war American photo of Japanese Koryu Type-D midget submarine mid-bodies in a production facility at Kure, Japan, 19 Oct 1945.Koryu submarines in a partially flooded drydock at Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, Feb 1946Demolished Japanese Koryu-class midget submarines among other debris at the shipyard in Kure, Japan, 14 Mar 1947
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