Japanese submarine Ha-106
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Ha-106 was an Imperial Japanese Navy Ha-101-class submarine. Completed and commissioned in December 1944, she served during the final months of World War II, participating in training activities and performing rescue duty off Japan for Japanese aircrews who came down at sea. She surrendered at the end of the war in September 1945 and was scuttled in April 1946.
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Left to right, the Japanese aircraft carrier Ibuki and submarines Ha-105, Ha-106, and Ha-109 at Sasebo, Japan, in 1945. | |
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Name | Small Supply Submarine No. 4606 |
Builder | Kawasaki, Senshu and Kobe, Japan |
Laid down | 1 July 1944 |
Launched | 30 October 1944 |
Renamed | Ha-106 on 30 October 1944 |
Completed | 15 December 1944 |
Commissioned | 15 December 1944 |
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Type | Transport submarine |
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Length | 44.5 m (146 ft 0 in) |
Beam | 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) |
Draft | 4.04 m (13 ft 3 in) |
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Test depth | 100 meters (328 ft) |
Capacity | 60 metric tons (59 long tons) |
Complement | 22 |
Armament | 1 × single 25 mm (1 in) Type 96 anti-aircraft gun |
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