Japanese submarine Ro-48
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Ro-48 was an Imperial Japanese Navy Kaichū type submarine of the K6 sub-class. Completed and commissioned in March 1944, she served in World War II and was sunk in July 1944 during her first war patrol.
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Name | Submarine No. 389 |
Builder | Mitsubishi, Kobe, Japan |
Laid down | 17 March 1943 |
Renamed | Ro-48 on 31 July 1943 |
Launched | 15 October 1943 |
Completed | 31 March 1944 |
Commissioned | 31 March 1944 |
Fate | Sunk 19 July 1944 |
Stricken | 10 October 1944 |
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Class and type | Kaichū type submarine (K6 subclass) |
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Length | 80.5 m (264 ft 1 in) overall |
Beam | 7 m (23 ft 0 in) |
Draft | 4.07 m (13 ft 4 in) |
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Test depth | 80 m (260 ft) |
Crew | 61 |
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