Kaiten submarines mounted on top of another submarine, late 1944 or early 1945After half of a Kaiten Type 1 torpedo after recovery by US forces at Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands, Jan 1945Japanese Type 1 Kaitens on the deck of mother-sub I-370 at the Japanese Kaiten base at Otsujima in Japan’s Inland Sea, 21 Feb 1945.Japanese Type 1 Kaitens on the deck of mother-sub I-361 at the Hikari Naval Base, 23 May 1945.
Kaiten submarines mounted on top of another submarine, late 1944 or early 1945After half of a Kaiten Type 1 torpedo after recovery by US forces at Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands, Jan 1945Japanese Type 1 Kaitens on the deck of mother-sub I-370 at the Japanese Kaiten base at Otsujima in Japan’s Inland Sea, 21 Feb 1945.Japanese Type 1 Kaitens on the deck of mother-sub I-361 at the Hikari Naval Base, 23 May 1945.
American photograph of after bodies (motors) for Japanese Kaiten human guided torpedoes taken at Yokosuka Naval Base, Yokosuka, Japan, 7 Sep 1945Sketch inboard profile plans of Kaiten Type 1 and Type 2 submarines, 1945Sketch inboard profile plans of Kaiten Type 4 and Type 10 submarines, 1945Kaiten Type 2 or Type 4 submarine on display at the Washington Navy Yard, DC, United States, 1974
American photograph of after bodies (motors) for Japanese Kaiten human guided torpedoes taken at Yokosuka Naval Base, Yokosuka, Japan, 7 Sep 1945Sketch inboard profile plans of Kaiten Type 1 and Type 2 submarines, 1945Sketch inboard profile plans of Kaiten Type 4 and Type 10 submarines, 1945Kaiten Type 2 or Type 4 submarine on display at the Washington Navy Yard, DC, United States, 1974
Diagram of a Type 1 Kaiten showing its use of the Type 93 torpedo motor for its propulsion.Kaiten midget submarine on display at Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, 31 Aug 2013, photo 1 of 2Kaiten midget submarine on display at Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, 31 Aug 2013, photo 2 of 2
Diagram of a Type 1 Kaiten showing its use of the Type 93 torpedo motor for its propulsion.Kaiten midget submarine on display at Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, 31 Aug 2013, photo 1 of 2Kaiten midget submarine on display at Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, 31 Aug 2013, photo 2 of 2
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