Japanese submarine Ro-102
| Career (Empire of Japan) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Ro-102 |
| Builder: | Kawasaki Jyuko |
| Laid down: | 30 September 1941 |
| Launched: | 17 April 1942 |
| Completed: | 29 July 1942 |
| Fate: | Sunk in 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and 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-102 was a Japanese Ro-100-class submarine which saw service during World War II in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Laid down at the Kawasaki Jyuko on 30 September 1941 and launched on 17 April 1942. Completed on 29 July 1942. Ro-102 was lost after May 1943 whilst on patrol south of New Guinea. Motor Torpedo Boats PT-150 and PT-152 were credited with her loss off Lae, New Guinea on 13/14 May 1943, however this was confirmed later as I-6, which survived the encounter.
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