The I-58 was a Japanese submarine whose keel was laid in December 1942, launched in June 1943, and commissioned in the Imperial Japanese Navy in September 1944. The length of the ship at the time of launching was 109 m, width 9.3 m, and underwater displacement – 3,690 tons. The maximum surface speed of the I-58 was 17.8 knots on the surface. The main armament was six 533 mm torpedo tubes with 19 spare torpedoes, and the secondary armament was two 25 mm cannons. At the time of launching, I-58 also had a hangar and a catapult for 1 seaplane, but in mid-1945 these elements were dismantled.
Features
- New tooling upper hull.
- Precisely replicates details of the vessel.
- Choose to construct in waterline or full hull display model.
- Pressure hull is included.
- Precision photo-etched parts are included.
- New tooling conning tower parts and highly detailed Kaiten torpedo.