IJN I 8 "Devil submarine"
John Meeks
quote :"Well, here she is .... my "Devil-Boat"!
I call her that, because I have very mixed feelings about this I-Boat. Her history is not totally admirable, and at one point I was quite reluctant to even depict her in a painting.
However, after much soul searching, I decided that the problem wasn't with the boat - merely with some of the officers and men that had served on her. In fact, I-8 achieved fame and infamy for two quite separate and different exploits.(Not to mention that unique and damned ugly
twin 5.2"gun!)" end quote
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