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Type A submarine

class of submarine in the Imperial Japanese Navy which served during the Second World War
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Summary

Type A submarine is a submarine class[1]. It draws 363 Wikipedia views per month (submarine class category, ranking #170 of 405).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: Imperial Japanese Navy[3]
  • Follows: Type J3 submarine[4]
  • Followed by: Type B submarine[5]
  • Manufacturer: Kure Naval Arsenal[6]
  • Subclass of: first class Japanese submarine[7]
  • Country of origin: Japan[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Type A submarines[9]
  • Short name: Kou[10], Type A[11]

Why It Matters

Type A submarine has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · 隐世高人 · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → Type J3 submarine
    Instance of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Type A submarines
    Operator → Imperial Japanese Navy
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Follows: Type J3 submarine"
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