Submarine Tender Taigei
Junsen Type J-3 I-8 Submarine
The I-8 submarine was developed under the 2nd Naval Armaments Supplement Program of 1934. Being able to submerge deep as 100 meters, she participated in missions ranging from the attack of Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, to the Solomon Islands. She is also known for exchanging strategic materials with Germany under the Tripartite Pact. On 31 March 1945, she was sunk after an encounter with U.S. destroyers.