Japanese submarine Ro-66
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Ro-66 was an Imperial Japanese Navy Type L submarine of the L4 subclass. First commissioned in 1927, she served in the waters of Japan prior to World War II. During World War II, she operated in the Central Pacific and supported Japanese forces in the Battle of Wake Island until she sank after a collision in December 1941.
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Name | Ro-66 |
Builder | Mitsubishi, Kobe, Japan |
Laid down | 1 December 1925 |
Launched | 25 October 1926 |
Completed | 28 July 1927 |
Commissioned | 28 July 1927 |
Decommissioned | 15 November 1930 |
Recommissioned | 1 May 1931 |
Decommissioned | 15 November 1933 |
Recommissioned | 15 November 1934 |
Decommissioned | Possibly 15 November 1938 (see text) |
Recommissioned | Possibly 15 November 1940 (see text) |
Fate | Sunk in collision 17 December 1941 |
Stricken | 15 January 1942 |
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Class and type | Type L4 (Ro-60-class) submarine |
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Length | 78.39 m (257 ft 2 in) |
Beam | 7.41 m (24 ft 4 in) |
Draft | 3.96 m (13 ft 0 in) |
Propulsion | 2 × Vickers diesels, 2 shafts 2,400 bhp (surfaced), 1,600 (submerged) |
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Test depth | 60 m (200 ft) |
Complement | 48 |
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