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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 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 1945
Japanese 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.
Japanese 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, 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, 1945
Sketch 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
Sketch 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 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 2
Kaiten midget submarine on display at Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, 31 Aug 2013, photo 2 of 2
Kaiten midget submarine on display at Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, 31 Aug 2013, photo 2 of 2
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