| Japanese submarine Ro-106 | |
|---|---|
| Career (Empire of Japan) |  |
| Name: | Ro-106 |
| Builder: | Kure Naval Arsenal |
| Laid down: | 17 December 1941 |
| Launched: | 30 May 1942 |
| Completed: | 26 December 1942 |
| Fate: | Sunk, 22 May 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Ro-100-class submarine |
| Displacement: |
525 long tons (533 t) surfaced 782 long tons (795 t) submerged |
| Length: | 60.9 m (199 ft 10 in) o/a |
| Beam: | 6 m (19 ft 8 in) |
| Draft: | 3.51 m (11 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion: |
2 × Kampon Mk.24 Model 6 diesels 1,000 bhp surfaced 760 shp submerged 2 shafts |
| Speed: |
14.2 knots (26.3 km/h; 16.3 mph) surfaced 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged |
| Range: |
3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced 60 nmi (110 km) at 3 kn (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) submerged |
| Test depth: | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Complement: | 55 |
| Armament: |
• 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes • 8 × Type 95 torpedoes • 2 × Type 96 25mm AA guns |
Ro-106 was a Japanese Ro-100-class submarine which saw service during World War II in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Laid down at the Kure Naval Arsenal on 17 December 1941, launched on 30 May 1942 and completed on 26 December 1942, She torpedoed and sunk USS LST-342 off the Solomon Islands on 18 July 1943. Ro-106 was sunk by USS England on 22 May 1944, north of the Admiralty Islands at 01°40′N 150°31′E / 1.667°N 150.517°ECoordinates: 01°40′N 150°31′E / 1.667°N 150.517°E.
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