Japanese submarine I-29
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I-29, code-named Matsu, was a B1 type submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy used during World War II on two secret Yanagai missions with Germany, sinking seven cargo ships. She was sunk while return
I-29 on sea trials, 15 February 1942
I-29 anchored in Kure naval arsenal behind the destroyer Hatsushimo, 2 September 1943
Sailors of the German submarine U-180 preparing to board I-29 during her first Yanagi mission, 27 April 1943
I-29 entering the port of Lorient, 19 April 1944
Takakazu Kinashi
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Takakazu Kinashi was a Japanese naval officer during World War II. As captain of submarine I-19, he sank the American aircraft carrier USS Wasp and destroyer USS O'Brien and severely damaged the battl
Japanese submarine I-29
…Rahmani. On 17 December 1943, I-29 was dispatched on a second Yanagi mission, this time to Lorient, France, under star Japanese submarine Commander Takakazu Kinashi, Japan's highest-scoring submarine "ace". At Singapore she was loaded with 80 tons of raw rubber, 80 tons of tungsten, 50 tons of tin, two tons of zinc…
Commander Takakazu Kinashi