| Japanese submarine Ro-34 | |
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| Career (Empire of Japan) |  |
| Name: | Ro-34 |
| Commissioned: | May 31, 1937 |
| Fate: | Sunk off the Russell Islands in the Solomons with all hands (66 officers and men) by the United States Navy destroyers O'Bannon and Strong at 08°15′S 158°58′E / 8.25°S 158.967°E on April 5, 1943. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | K5-class |
Ro-34 was a Ro-33-class submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Commissioned on May 31, 1937 the submarine saw action for Imperial Japanese forces during the Pacific Campaign of World War II. The submarine was sunk off the Russell Islands in the Solomons with all hands (66 officers and men) by the United States Navy destroyers O'Bannon and Strong at 08°15′S 158°58′E / 8.25°S 158.967°E on April 5, 1943.
References[]
- Hashimoto, Mochitsura (1954). Sunk: The Story of the Japanese Submarine Fleet 1942 – 1945. Colegrave, E.H.M. (translator). London: Cassell and Company. ASIN B000QSM3L0.
- Hackett, Bob; Sander Kingsepp (2003). "HIJMS Submarine RO-34: Tabular Record of Movement". Sensuikan!. Combinedfleet.com. http://www.combinedfleet.com/RO-34.htm. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
- Hackett, Bob; Sander Kingsepp (2003). "Kaichu Type". Sensuikan!. Combinedfleet.com. http://www.combinedfleet.com/type_kaichu.htm. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
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