I-58 was a Japanese B3 type cruiser submarine that served in the final year of World War II. Her only significant wartime success came with a conventional torpedo attack upon USS Indianapolis on 30 July 1945. She was modified to carry Kaiten manned torpedoes, making several attacks that inflicted minor damage in exchange for every Kaiten launched being sunk. The submarine surrendered in September 1945, and was later scuttled by the United States Navy.
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Edgar Harrell
Edgar Harrell served as a Marine aboard the USS Indianapolis when the ship was sunk by Japanese submarine I-58. Harrell survived nearly five days adrift in the Pacific Ocean before being rescued as one of [Read more]