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-- JAPANESE NAVY SHIPS --

Japanese "Kaiten" type Human Torpedoes -- Views of "Kaitens" on Exhibit Following World War II

This page features photographs of Japanese "Kaiten" type human torpedoes on display following World War II.

For additional images of Japanese "Kaiten" type human torpedoes, see:

  • Japanese "Kaiten" type Human Torpedoes -- World War II Period Photographs & Drawings.

    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

    Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image.

    Photo #: NH 71520

    Japanese "Kaiten" (Type 2 or Type 4) Human Torpedo


    Photographed while on exhibit at Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Connecticut, in March 1970.
    This example was later transferred to Commander, Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet, for display at Pearl Harbor.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 114KB; 740 x 540 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 71518

    Japanese "Kaiten" (Type 2 or Type 4) Human Torpedo


    Photographed while on exhibit at Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Connecticut, in March 1970.
    This example was later transferred to Commander, Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet, for display at Pearl Harbor.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 136KB; 740 x 615 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 71521

    Japanese "Kaiten" (Type 2 or Type 4) Human Torpedo


    View of the mid-section, port side, with hull opened to show the interior. Photographed while on exhibit at Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Connecticut, in March 1970.
    This example was later transferred to Commander, Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet, for display at Pearl Harbor.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 125KB; 555 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 71519

    Japanese "Kaiten" (Type 2 or Type 4) Human Torpedo


    View of the interior, seen through hull opening on the port side, amidships. Photographed while on exhibit at Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Connecticut, in March 1970.
    This example was later transferred to Commander, Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet, for display at Pearl Harbor.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 105KB; 525 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 81490

    Japanese "Kaiten" (Type 2 or Type 4) Human Torpedo


    On display in East Willard Park, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., in October 1974.
    This example is 54 1/2 feet long and 4 1/2 feet in diameter. It was built in 1945.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 116KB; 740 x 615 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 81489

    Japanese "Kaiten" (Type 2 or Type 4) Human Torpedo


    On display in East Willard Park, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., in October 1974.
    This example is 54 1/2 feet long and 4 1/2 feet in diameter. It was built in 1945.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 147KB; 740 x 610 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 81491

    Japanese "Kaiten" (Type 2 or Type 4) Human Torpedo


    On display in East Willard Park, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., in October 1974.
    This example is 54 1/2 feet long and 4 1/2 feet in diameter. It was built in 1945.
    Note very small rudders and partially missing propeller guard.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 167KB; 740 x 620 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 81492

    Japanese "Kaiten" (Type 2 or Type 4) Human Torpedo


    On display in East Willard Park, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., in October 1974.
    This example is 54 1/2 feet long and 4 1/2 feet in diameter. It was built in 1945.
    Counter-rotating propellers are 39 inches in diameter.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 123KB; 595 x 765 pixels

     

    For additional images of Japanese "Kaiten" type human torpedoes, see:

  • Japanese "Kaiten" type Human Torpedoes -- World War II Period Photographs & Drawings.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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    28 May 2000