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The Story Of The I-400: Japan's Submarine Aircraft Carrier
At the time of World War II, American submarines were no longer than 312 feet with a beam of 27 feet. So, you can imagine America's surprise when two U.S. destroyers picked up a Japanese submarine on radar in August 1945 larger than any submarine they …