Kaichu type submarine
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 Kaichu-type submarine RO-33 |
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Built: | 1934–1944 |
| Completed: | 20 |
| General characteristics (K7 Type) | |
| Displacement: | 1,109 tons standard 1,447 tons full load |
| Length: | 264 ft (80 m) |
| Beam: | 34 ft (10 m) |
| Draught: | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × diesels, 4,200 hp 2 × electric motors, 1,200 hp |
| Speed: | 19.8 knots (36.7 km/h) (surfaced) 8 knots (15 km/h) (submerged) |
| Range: | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 16 kn (30 km/h) |
| Test depth: | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Complement: | 54 officers and men[1] |
| Armament: | 4 × 53 cm (21 in) forward torpedo tubes 10 × Type 93 Long Lance torpedoes 1 × 80 mm (3.1 in) gun 2 × 25 mm (0.98 in) guns |
The Kaichu type submarines were double-hulled medium sized submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. They were derived from the Kaigun-shiki Tyuugata (海軍式中型?) submarine (KT).
Several variants existed. From 1934 to 1944, the K6 type (RO-33 Class) and the K7 type (Sentyuu, RO-35 Class) were built. They were equipped with a 3.25 inch (80 mm) gun and four 53 cm torpedo tubes for ten Type 95 Long Lance torpedoes.
Most of these submarines were destroyed in combat, suffering from Allied anti-submarine warfare measures, and only RO-50 survived the war.
[edit] Submarines
K6 Type:
- RO-33
- RO-34
K7 Type:
- RO-35
- RO-36
- RO-37
- RO-38
- RO-39
- RO-40
- RO-41
- RO-42
- RO-43
- RO-44
- RO-45
- RO-46
- RO-47
- RO-48
- RO-49
- RO-50
- RO-55
- RO-56
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