Japanese submarine Ro-63
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Ro-63, originally named Submarine No. 84, was an Imperial Japanese Navy Type L submarine of the L4 subclass. First commissioned in 1924, she served in the waters of Japan prior to World War II. During World War II, she operated in the Central Pacific and took part in the Aleutian Islands campaign, then in late 1942 was relegated to a role as a training ship and tender for midget submarines. After the war ended in 1945, she surrendered to the Allies, who scuttled her in 1946.
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Name | Submarine No. 84 |
Builder | Mitsubishi, Kobe, Japan |
Laid down | 2 April 1923 |
Launched | 24 January 1924 |
Renamed | Ro-63 on 1 November 1924 |
Completed | 20 December 1924 |
Commissioned | 20 December 1924 |
Decommissioned | 10 March 1929 |
Recommissioned | 29 June 1929 |
Decommissioned | 1 December 1932 |
Recommissioned | 20 March 1934 |
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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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