Japan's new generation of submarines are causing a stir in the global naval arena, leaving the US Navy stunned at their impressive capabilities. While Japan does not operate nuclear-powered submarines ...

The Japanese government has given an iron clad guarantee that it can deliver a fleet of new multi-purpose frigates on time ...

The Japanese transported five midget submarines for the attack aboard I-type submarines.Deployed the night before the air attack from seven miles away, these craft made for the mouth of Pearl Harbor.

Encouraged by this initial success, the Imperial Japanese Navy rapidly expanded the Kaiten program – though their overconfidence would soon face harsh realities. Dark Seas Posted: April 25, 2025 ...

High-tech 3D images and video showed two doomed WWII Japanese submarines 2,600 feet underwater off Hawaii. Nonprofit group Ocean Exploration Trust explored the wreck of Imperial Japanese Navy ...

According to the Japanese navy, the Sugashima-class has a standard displacement of 510 tons with a length of 177 feet. The Ukushima was carrying a crew of about 40 at the time.

(Naval History and Heritage Command) By the middle of 1944, United States Navy submarines had weathered hard times of unreliable torpedoes and a necessary learning process to matured weapons of war, ...

While the Allies made serious efforts to counter German submarines in the Atlantic, the Japanese failed to respond to the US Navy’s incessant attacks on its convoys. American submarines sank ...

As such, the U.S. Navy has been scrambling toward a quantum physics-based solution that could not only help submarines sense where they are without having to risk exposure near the surface, but ...

More than 80 years ago, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a devastating surprise attack against U.S. air and naval forces at Pearl Harbor. Many Americans today believe the attack was totally ...