ian ▁Islands . ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁s ank ▁I - 2 7 ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁off ▁the ▁M ald ives . ▁Last ly , ▁ ▁s ank ▁I - 2 9 ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁ ▁M - 1 4 ▁and ▁M - 2 1 ▁ ▁The ▁Al lies ▁located ▁and ▁recovered ▁M - 2 1 ▁on ▁ 3 ▁June ▁and ▁M - 1 4 ▁on ▁ 8 ▁June . ▁Although ▁both ▁were ▁dam aged ▁during ▁the ▁attack , ▁it ▁was ▁possible ▁to ▁assemble ▁a ▁complete ▁sub marine ▁from ▁the ▁two ▁vessels . ▁The ▁centre ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁re built ▁sub marine ▁was ▁mounted ▁on ▁a ▁tra iler ▁and ▁taken ▁on ▁a ▁ ▁tour ▁throughout ▁southern ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁Victoria , ▁and ▁western ▁South ▁Australia . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁tour ▁was ▁two fold ; ▁it ▁allowed ▁Austral ians ▁to ▁see ▁a ▁Japanese ▁m idget ▁sub marine ▁up ▁close , ▁and ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁raise ▁A £ 2 8 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁the ▁Naval ▁Rel ief ▁Fund ▁and ▁other ▁char ities . ▁The ▁sub marine ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁Australian ▁War ▁Memorial ▁in ▁Can ber ra ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁flying ▁the ▁White ▁En sign ▁and ▁a ▁pay ing - off ▁p enn ant . ▁The ▁sub marine ▁was ▁originally ▁displayed ▁outside ▁the ▁museum ▁in ▁three ▁separate ▁pieces , ▁but ▁was ▁moved ▁inside ▁in ▁the ▁ 1