Japanese submarine I-158
IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY KAIDAI-CLASS CRUISER SUBMARINE OF THE KD3A SUB-CLASS
I-158; I 158; I158; Japanese submarine I158; Japanese submarine I-58 (1925)
I-58, later I-158, was an Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser submarine of the KD3A sub-class commissioned in 1928. During World War II, she supported Japanese forces during the invasion of Malaya in December 1941 and was instrumental in tracking Force Z, the two British capital ships that attempted to intercept the Japanese invasion forces, so they could be sunk by torpedo bombers.