I-400 / Japanese Submaine. While Japan built many submarines that were larger than those of other Navies, the three Sen Toku boats were far larger than anything ever seen before. Some 60% larger than the largest contemporary American submarine, USS Argonaut, they had more than twice her range. The most unusual feature was that they each carried three floatplane bombers (and parts for a fourth), a feat never achieved by any other class of submarine. These aircraft folded to fit into the 115-foot cylindrical hangar, which was slightly offset to starboard and opened forward to access the catapult. The huge double hull was formed of parallel cylindrical hulls so that it had a peculiar lazy-eight cross section, and may have inspired the Soviet Typhoon-class built some 40 years later. The item “Scale Craft I-400 / Japanese Submarine 25 inch base” is in sale since Thursday, December 14, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Transportation\Boats & Ships\Military\Models”. The seller is “wnymicsch” and is located in Hamburg, New York. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada.
- INN: 253
- Model: IJN I-400