Sensuikan I-124

HMAS Deloraine, the Australian corvette commanded by Lieutenant-Commander Desmond Menlove, which sank the I-124	Lieutenant-Commander Kishigami, who commanded the I-124, one of the four submarines deployed south to Northern Territory waters

The Imperial Japanese Navy fleet submarine I-124

• was the first Japanese submarine sunk by the Royal Australian Navy;
• was the first Japanese warship to sink Allied ships in WWII;
• is claimed to have held secret codes that were recovered by American divers, thus providing an invaluable aid to the Allied victory;
• may have held its doomed crew trapped inside after it was sunk: did American divers hear a desperate tapping from within?
• has been the subject of suggestions that her hull holds secrets about HMAS Sydney;
• was the subject of salvage claim during the 70's that led to division, desperate deeds and eventually the Historic Shipwrecks Act;
• has been said to hold a valuable ballast of mercury, and more valuable treasures as well;
• still lies intact in the Timor Sea today.

This is I-124's story, and the story of her conqueror, the corvette HMAS Deloraine; the many controversies and conflicts that have been fought over her since;

• a glimpse into World War II fought in tropical seas;
• an insight into Darwin in 1942 as she was brought abruptly into the conflict by tremendous bombing raids; an account of the history of this curiously-designed minelaying submarine; a portrait of
• attempted salvage, exploration down to a sunken wreck, and finally a look into the hearts and minds of the many who have had submarine I-124 as a major part of their lives.

Sensuikan I-124, the product of international research and co-operation, is a 136 page, large (A4) format, softcover book with 75 illustrations. This book will appeal to readers who found the tales of the Titanic and the Bismarck irresistible; to lovers of history; to students of WWII; to scuba divers and to anyone who likes an exciting true tale.

Sensuikan I-124 tells the full story of the most interesting shipwreck in Australian waters.