SENSUIKAN!
HIJMS Submarine I-162: Tabular Record of
Movement
© 2001-2004 Bob Hackett & Sander Kingsepp
Revision 1
24 April 1930:
The I-62 is completed at Mitsubishi Shipbuilding's Kobe Yard, commissioned in the IJN and based in the Sasebo Naval District.
1 July 1941:
LtCdr (later Rear Admiral posthumously) Kinashi Takakazu* (former CO of RO-59, I-3, RO-34) assumes command of the I-62.
26 November 1941:
The I-62 is in Rear Admiral, the Marquis, Daigo Tadashige's SubRon 5 under Captain Tamaki Tomejiro's SubDiv 29 with the I-64.
The I-62 departs Sasebo for Palau with Admiral Daigo's flagship the light cruiser YURA and SubDivs 29 and 30. Enroute, SubRon 5 is diverted to Samah, Hainan Island, China.
5 December 1941:
Departs Samah with the I-64 for her first patrol.
8 December 1941: Operation "E" -The Invasion of Malaya:
South China Sea. The I-62 forms a patrol line with the I-57, -58, -64 and the I-66 off Trengganu, Malaya.
27 December 1941:
Arrives at Camranh Bay, Indochina.
7 January 1942:
Departs Camranh for her second patrol. All boats departing during that period proceeded via the S coast of Java and further westwards because a large British minefield was reported in Malacca Strait.
7-13 January 1942: Operation "H" - The Invasion of the Celebes, Netherlands East Indies:
Vice Admiral Takahashi Ibo's (former CO of KIRISHIMA) Second Fleet, Southern Force invades Menado and Kema covered by Subron 5's I-62 with the I-59, -60, -64, -65 and the I-66.
31 January 1942:
Indian Ocean. The I-62 torpedoes and damages the 9,463-ton British tanker LONGWOOD 20 miles W of Colombo, Ceylon.
3 February 1942:
Indian Ocean. The I-62 torpedoes, shells and damages the 7,402-ton British tanker SPONDILUS at 06-16N, 79-38E.
10 February 1942:
Arrives at Penang.
28 February 1942:
Departs Penang on her third patrol for the Indian Ocean.
4 March 1942:
Indian Ocean, S of Tjilatjap. The I-62 shells and sinks the 865-ton Dutch merchant MERKUS enroute from Tjilatjap, Java to Bombay, India at 06N, 79E.
The same day, the I-62 torpedoes and damages the 8,012-ton British tanker SAN CIRILO at 06-40N, 79-40E.
10 March 1942:
Indian Ocean. The I-62 shells and sinks the 235-ton British sailing ship LAKSHMI GOVINDA.
The same day, SubDiv 29 is disbanded. The I-62 is reassigned to SubDiv 28.
21 March 1942:
Indian Ocean. The I-62 torpedoes and damages an unidentified cargo/passenger steamer at 10-50N, 83-59E, but it escapes.
25 March 1942:
Returns to Penang.
2 April 1942:
Departs Penang.
10 April 1942:
SubDiv 28 is disbanded. The I-62 is reassigned to SubDiv 30.
12 April 1942:
Arrives at Sasebo.
18 May 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
20 May 1942:
The I-62 is renumbered as the I-162.
27 May 1942: Operation "MI" - The Battle of Midway:
Arrives at Kwajalein. The I-162 is Vice Admiral, the Marquis, Komatsu Teruhisa's Advance Expeditionary Force (Sixth Fleet) in SubRon 5 with the I-156, -157, 158, -159, -165 and the I-166.
28 May 1942:
Departs Kwajalein on her fourth patrol. SubRon 5 is deployed between 28-20N, 162-20W and 26-00 N, 165W.
22 June 1942:
Returns to Kwajalein.
24 June 1942:
Departs Kwajalein.
30 June 1942:
Returns to Sasebo. LtCdr Shimose Yoshiro (later KIA as CO of I-38) assumes command. LtCdr Kinashi is reassigned to the headquarters of the Yokosuka Naval District. (As CO of the I-19, Kinashi sinks the USS WASP, but later is KIA returning from France as CO of the I-29).
10 July 1942:
SubRon 5 is disbanded.
14 July 1942:
SubRon 5 is disbanded during the IJN's large reorganization. The I-162 is reassigned to the Southwest Area Fleet's SubDiv 30 with the I-8, 1-163, 1-166 and the tender RIO DE JANEIRO.
6 August 1942:
Departs Sasebo on her sixth war patrol via Camranh and Penang for the Indian Ocean. Her assigned area is located between Madras, India and Trincomalee, Ceylon.
3 October 1942:
Indian Ocean. The I-162 torpedoes and sinks the 2,332-ton Soviet freighter MIKOJAN at 19-24N, 85-24E.
7 October 1942:
Indian Ocean. The I-162 torpedoes and sinks the 5,597-ton British merchant MANON at 15-00N, 80-30E. LtCdr Shimose then heads south.
13 October 1942:
Indian Ocean. The I-162 torpedoes and damages the 4,161-ton British merchant MARTABAN at 06-31N, 82-03E. The torpedo hit causes a large fire. A number of RAAF Consolidated PBY "Catalina" flying boats arrive and assist the crew that had abandoned ship. The Catalinas also search for the I-162 but fail to find her.
November 1942:
The I-162 returns to Penang.
December 1942:
The I-162 departs for a new raid into Indian Ocean, but has to return to Penang almost immediately because of mechanical trouble.
1 January 1943:
The I-162 is in the Southwest Area Fleet's SubDiv 30 based at Surabaya, Java with the I-165 and the I-166.
20 January 1943:
The I-162 and I-165 depart Surabaya for a diversionary raid. The I-162 also reconnoiters Cocos Island.
14 February 1943:
Off the Lesser Sundas. The I-162 is attacked by the USS THRESHER (SS-200) E of Thwartway Island at 06-05S, 105-47E. The THRESHER launches two Mark 14 steam torpedoes, but one is a dud and the other misses and explodes harmlessly. The I-162 fires her deck guns at the THRESHER, turns north and breaks contact.
1 March 1943:
The I-162 is assigned to SubRon 8's SubDiv 30.
10 March 1943:
Returns to Sasebo for overhaul and repairs.
12 May 1943:
LtCdr Doi Mareshige assumes command. LtCdr Shimose is reassigned as the Commanding Officer of the I-6 at Rabaul.
4 September 1943:
Departs Kure.
16 September 1943:
Arrives at Penang.
26 September 1943:
Departs Penang on her seventh patrol to raid enemy communications in the Indian Ocean.
9 November 1943:
Returns to Penang; transferred to Singapore.
14 December 1943:
Departs Penang on her eighth patrol in the Indian Ocean.
4 March 1944:
Indian Ocean. S of Ceylon. The I-162 torpedoes, shells and sinks the
7,127-ton British merchant FORT McCLOUD SW of the Maldive Islands at 02-01N, 77-06E. The McCLOUD was sailing alone from Durban, South Africa via Majunga, Tamatave and Aden to Great Britain with a cargo of 2,000-tons of copper and 1,000-tons of military supplies.
18 March 1944:
Indian Ocean. S of Ceylon. The I-162 torpedoes the 5,199-ton Dutch merchant ITTERSUM at 06-12N, 71-18E. LtCdr Doi claims a sinking, but the ITTERSUM survives his attack.
25 March 1944:
Reassigned to the Kure Guard SubRon.
15 April 1944:
Arrives at Kure. Battle training in western Inland Sea.
30 April 1944:
The I-162 arrives at Yokosuka. LtCdr Kawashima Mamoru (former CO of RO-114) assumes command. LtCdr Doi is later KIA as CO of the I-5.
25 June 1944:
Reassigned to the Kure SubRon's SubDiv 19.
5 September 1944:
LtCdr Oba Saichi (former CO of RO-109) assumes command. LtCdr Kawashima is reassigned and later KIA as CO of the I-45.
9 January 1945:
LtCdr Taniura Hideo assumes command.
1 April 1945:
Reassigned to SubDiv 34, Sixth Fleet.The I-162 is configured to carry five "kaiten" human-torpedoes.
The I-156, -157, -158, -159 and the I-165 are used in a kaiten-ferrying role in home and Korean waters. Their 60-meter depth limit prevents them from use in battle.
26 June 1945:
The I-162, on a Kaiten-ferrying mission to Korea, is grounded off the south coast of Korea and receives minor damage.
July - August 1945:
The crews of the I-156, -157, -158, -159 and the -162 are trained to launch kaitens in combat against the anticipated American invasion fleet. The I-162 departs Japan for Dairen, Manchukuo on a round trip tanker run to obtain fuel for these training exercises.
15 August 1945:
The I-162 is in SubDiv 15, Sixth Fleet when the Emperor Hirohito (Showa) broadcasts an Imperial Rescript calling for an end to hostilities.
2 September 1945:
The I-162 is surrendered.
October 1945:
Transferred to Sasebo.
30 November 1945:
Removed from the Navy List.
1 April 1946: Operation "Roads End":
The I-162 is stripped of all usable equipment and material and towed from Sasebo to an area off Goto Retto by the submarine tender USS NEREUS (AS- 17). The NEREUS scuttles the I-162 by gunfire at 32-37N, 129-17E.
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Authors'
Notes:
*Kinashi Takakazu appears in many sources erroneously as Kinashi Takaichi.
Special thanks for help in preparing this TROM go to Dr. Higuchi Tatsuhiro of Japan and Mr. Jan Visser of the Netherlands. – Bob Hackett ans Sander Kingsepp
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