I-70 Japanese Submarine

IJN


Wartime History
This was one of the submarines used to scout the Hawaiian area in connection with the Pearl Harbor attack.

Aircraft from the USS Enterprise sank the I-70 on December 10, 1941 in waters north of the Hawaiian Islands at 23°45′N, 155°35′W.

This was the first Japanese combatant ship sunk by United States aircraft during World War II.

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