Type 3 submergence transport vehicle

The Type 3 submergence transport vehicle (三式潜航輸送艇, San-Shiki Senkō Yusōtei) was a class of transport submarines built for the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during World War II. The IJA called them Maru Yu (マルゆ). == Design and construction == The six-month-long Guadalcanal campaign came to an end in early February 1943, when the last Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) forces withdrew from Guadalcanal.