Japanese submarine Ro-44
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Ro-44 was an Imperial Japanese Navy Kaichū type submarine of the K6 sub-class. Completed and commissioned in September 1943, she served in the central Pacific Ocean during World War II and was sunk in June 1944 during her second war patrol.
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Name | Submarine No. 385 |
Builder | Mitsui Zosensho, Tamano, Japan |
Laid down | 14 February 1942 |
Renamed | Ro-44 on 1 November 1942 |
Launched | 11 November 1942 |
Completed | 13 September 1943 |
Commissioned | 13 September 1943 |
Fate | Sunk 16 June 1944 |
Stricken | 10 August 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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