I-27 was a submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy which saw service during the Pacific Campaign of World War II. I-27 was commissioned at Sasebo, Japan on February 24, 1942. The submarine torpedoed and sank the Allied steamship SS Khedive Ismail near the Maldives on February 12, 1944, killing 1,297 passengers and crew. After the attack, I-27 attempted to hide under the Ismail's survivors who were floating in the water. Nevertheless, the British destroyers Paladin and Petard located the submarine and destroyed it with depth-charges, ramming, and torpedoes at 01°25′N 72°22′E. Ninety-nine of I-27's crew were killed. One survivor was captured by the British.

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