AFV CLUB AFVSE73506 1/350 Japanese Navy I-19 Submarine

Built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries at Kobe. Laid down March 15, 1938 as Submarine No. 39. Launched September 16, 1939 as I-19. Completed April 28, 1941 and assigned to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and attached to the Yokosuka Naval District under the command of Commander Narahara Seigo. Assigned to the 6th Fleet to SubRon 1, SubDiv 2 with I-18 and I-20.

On November 11, 1941 assigned to Operation Z to the advance force and becomes the flagship for SubDiv 2 under the command of Captain Imaizumi Yoshijiro. On November 20, 1941 departs Yokosuka with an E9W1 Type 96 float plane with Captain Imaizumi Yoshijiro aboard and three days later arrives Hitokappu Bay ( Kasatka Bay ). On November 26, 1941 departs leading a patrol unit of three submarines with I-21 and I-23 bound for Hawaii ahead of the carrier strike force. The next day, refueled at sea from a fleet oiler with I-21.

On November 25, 1943 at 8:49pm while 50 miles west of Makin Island spotted on radar by USS Radford ( DD-446 ) but looses contact when the submarine submerged. At 9:40pm the destroyer again makes contact and conducts seven depth charge attacks that sink I-19 at roughly Lat 3° 10' N, Long 171° 55E. On February 2, 1944 presumed lost with all 105 crew in the Gilbert Islands ( Kiribati ). On April 1, 1944 officially removed from the Navy list.