Ha-19, a 46-ton Type "A" midget submarine, was built at Kure, Japan, in 1938. In November-December 1941, she was transported aboard the larger submarine I-24 to the waters off Pearl Harbor, where she was one of five midget submarines launched to participate on the 7 December Japanese raid.
A non-functioning gyrocompass prevented Ha-19 from entering Pearl Harbor. After many adventures, she went aground at Waimanalo, on the east coast of Oahu. The submarine and her pilot, Ensign Kazuo Sakamaki, were captured on 8 December. Ensign Sakamaki was the first Japanese prisoner of war taken by the United States during the Pacific War.
Ha-19 was salvaged and later sent to the United States' mainland, where she was featured at War Bond drives throughout the country. After the end of World War II she was exhibited for many years at Key West, Florida. In 1991, Ha-19 was moved to Fredericksburg, Texas, where she is on display at the National Museum of the Pacific War.
This page features views relatd to Ha-19's participation in the Pearl Harbor attack and provides links to other images of her.
For additional images of Ha-19, see:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
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Photo #: 80-G-17016 HA-19 (Japanese "Type A" midget submarine) Beached on Oahu, after it went aground following attempts to enter Pearl Harbor during the 7 December 1941 Japanese attack. The photograph was taken on or shortly after 8 December 1941. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 105KB; 740 x 605 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-32680 HA-19 (Japanese "Type A" midget submarine) Beached in eastern Oahu, after it unsuccessfully attempted to enter Pearl Harbor during the 7 December 1941 Japanese attack. The photograph was taken on or shortly after 8 December 1941. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 104KB; 740 x 615 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: NH 91331 HA-19 (Japanese "Type A" midget submarine) Aground on an eastern Oahu beach, following attempts to enter Pearl Harbor during the 7 December 1941 Japanese attack. The photograph was taken on or shortly after 8 December 1941. Copied in 1980 from Commander Submarine Squadron Four report, Serial 0570, of 26 December 1941. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 80KB; 740 x 605 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 64471 HA-19 (Japanese "Type A" midget submarine) On an eastern Oahu beach, after it went aground following attempts to enter Pearl Harbor during the 7 December 1941 Japanese attack. The photograph was taken on or shortly after 8 December 1941. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command. Online Image: 84KB; 740 x 600 pixels |
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Photo #: 80-G-17079 HA-19 (Japanese "Type A" midget submarine) In the surf on an eastern Oahu beach, after it unsuccessfully attempted to enter Pearl Harbor during the 7 December 1941 Japanese attack. Photographed on or shortly after 8 December 1941. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 132KB; 595 x 765 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: NH 91332 HA-19 (Japanese "Type A" midget submarine) Beached in eastern Oahu after it grounded following attempts to enter Pearl Harbor during the 7 December 1941 Japanese attack. The photograph was taken on or shortly after 8 December 1941. Copied in 1980 from Commander Submarine Squadron Four report, Serial 0570, of 26 December 1941. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 90KB; 740 x 610pixels |
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Photo #: NH 91333 HA-19 (Japanese "Type A" midget submarine) Partially hauled up on and eastern Oahu beach, during salvage by U.S. forces. It had grounded on 7 December 1941, following attempts to enter Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack, and was discovered the following day. Copied in 1980 from Commander Submarine Squadron Four report, Serial 0570, of 26 December 1941. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 126KB; 740 x 610 pixels |
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Photo #: 80-G-413507 Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941 Chart of Pearl Harbor recovered from a Japanese midget submarine captured after the attack. The chart shows various courses around Ford Island and gives ship locations which do not necessarily correspond to actual 7 December ship positions. Since it presumably came from the midget submarine HA-19, which was unsuccessful in its attempts to enter the harbor, these details probably represent expected ship locations and intended maneuvers by the submarine. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 178KB; 595 x 675 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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For additional images of Ha-19, see:
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If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
Page made 29 December 1999
Coding updated 3 May 2009