Drawings of both Koryu and Kairyu submarines, copied from Kairyu-class submarines at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, Sep 1945, photo 1 of 2Kairyu-class submarines at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, Sep 1945, photo 2 of 2A Kairyu-class submarine at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, 7 Sep 1945; note grafitti drawn by American personnel
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 38Kairyu-class submarines at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, Sep 1945, photo 1 of 2Kairyu-class submarines at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, Sep 1945, photo 2 of 2A Kairyu-class submarine at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, 7 Sep 1945; note grafitti drawn by American personnel
Ha-102, Ha-104, and Ha-101 (listed left to right) at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, 7 Sep 1945; note five Kairyu submarines on left side of photographI-369 (center left), RO-58 (center), three Kairyu-class midget submarines (alongside RO-58), and Ha-101 (far left, mostly obscured) at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, 7 Sep 1945I-369 and RO-58 at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, 7 Sep 1945; note the three Kairyu-class submarines at rightA Kairyu-class submarine outside her cave hideaway, Japan, 22 Sep 1945; the men were crew of American cruiser Boston
Ha-102, Ha-104, and Ha-101 (listed left to right) at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, 7 Sep 1945; note five Kairyu submarines on left side of photographI-369 (center left), RO-58 (center), three Kairyu-class midget submarines (alongside RO-58), and Ha-101 (far left, mostly obscured) at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, 7 Sep 1945I-369 and RO-58 at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, 7 Sep 1945; note the three Kairyu-class submarines at rightA Kairyu-class submarine outside her cave hideaway, Japan, 22 Sep 1945; the men were crew of American cruiser Boston
A Kairyu-class submarine partially submerged, circa Oct-Dec 1945; copied from the US Naval Technical Mission to Japan Report S-01-7, Jan 1946, pg 124, fig 134A Kairyu-class submarine partially submerged, circa Oct-Dec 1945; copied from the US Naval Technical Mission to Japan Report S-01-7, Jan 1946, pg 129, fig 144Kairyu-class submarine at a Japanese port, circa Oct-Dec 1945; copied from the US Naval Technical Mission to Japan Report S-01-7, Jan 1946, pg 130, fig 145Kairyu-class submarine at a Japanese port, circa Oct-Dec 1945; copied from the US Naval Technical Mission to Japan Report S-01-7, Jan 1946, pg 134, fig 153
A Kairyu-class submarine partially submerged, circa Oct-Dec 1945; copied from the US Naval Technical Mission to Japan Report S-01-7, Jan 1946, pg 124, fig 134A Kairyu-class submarine partially submerged, circa Oct-Dec 1945; copied from the US Naval Technical Mission to Japan Report S-01-7, Jan 1946, pg 129, fig 144Kairyu-class submarine at a Japanese port, circa Oct-Dec 1945; copied from the US Naval Technical Mission to Japan Report S-01-7, Jan 1946, pg 130, fig 145Kairyu-class submarine at a Japanese port, circa Oct-Dec 1945; copied from the US Naval Technical Mission to Japan Report S-01-7, Jan 1946, pg 134, fig 153
View inside the tail section of a Kairyu-class submarine, looking aft, circa Oct-Dec 1945; copied from the US Naval Technical Mission to Japan Report S-01-7, Jan 1946, pg 133, fig 151A Kairyu-class submarine in cutaway form at Yokosuka Naval Base, being examined by Fire Controlman 2nd Class Charles L. Carroll and another American sailor, 11 May 1951
View inside the tail section of a Kairyu-class submarine, looking aft, circa Oct-Dec 1945; copied from the US Naval Technical Mission to Japan Report S-01-7, Jan 1946, pg 133, fig 151A Kairyu-class submarine in cutaway form at Yokosuka Naval Base, being examined by Fire Controlman 2nd Class Charles L. Carroll and another American sailor, 11 May 1951
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