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was a B1-Type (I-15 Class) submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served in World War II, took part in the Attack on Pearl Harbor, and carried out the only aerial bombing on the continental United States during wartime; during the so-called Lookout Air Raid; and the Bombardment of Fort Stevens, both attacks occurring in the state of Oregon. ''I-25'', of 2,369 tonnes (2,600 tons), was 108 m (354 ft) long, with a range of , a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . She carried a two-seater Yokosuka E14Y reconnaissance floatplane, known to the Allies as "Glen". It was disassembled and stowed in a hangar in front of the conning tower. ==First Patrol== In World War II, ''I-25'' served under the command of Lieutenant Commander Meiji Tagami who had graduated from Class 51 at Etajima, Hiroshima. 26-year-old Lieutenant Tatsuo Tsukudo was the Executive Officer(XO) on ''I-25''. ''I-25'' departed Yokosuka on 21 November 1941 in preparation for hostilities.〔Webber, Bert, ''Retaliation: Japanese Attacks and Allied Countermeasures on the Pacific Coast in World War II'', Oregon State University Press, 1975, p. 63〕 ''I-25'' and three other submarines patrolled a line north of Oahu during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. After the Japanese aircraft carriers sailed west following the attack, ''I-25'' and eight other submarines sailed eastwards to patrol the west coast of the United States. ''I-25'' patrolled off the mouth of the Columbia River. A scheduled shelling of American coastal cities on Christmas eve of 1941 was canceled because of the frequency of coastal air and surface patrols.〔Webber, Bert, ''Retaliation: Japanese Attacks and Allied Countermeasures on the Pacific Coast in World War II'', Oregon State University Press, 1975, pp. 14-16〕 ''I-25'' attacked a cargo ship off the US coast. The ship managed to escape but ran aground at the mouth of the Columbia River. ''I-25'' then returned to Kwajalein atoll, arriving on 11 January 1942 to refuel and be refurbished. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Japanese submarine I-25」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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