Japanese submarine Ro-110
| Career (Empire of Japan) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Ro-110 |
| Builder: | Kawasaki-Kōbe Shipyard |
| Laid down: | 20 August 1942 |
| Launched: | 26 January 1943 |
| Completed: | 6 July 1943 |
| Fate: | Sunk, 12 February 1944 |
| 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-110 was a Japanese Ro-100-class submarine which saw service during World War II in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Laid down at the Kawasaki-Kōbe Shipyard on 20 August 1942, launched on 26 January 1943 and completed on 6 July 1943. Ro-110 was sunk by HMAS Launceston, HMAS Ipswich and HMIS Jumna in the Bay of Bengal on 12 February 1944 at 17°25′N 83°21′E / 17.417°N 83.350°ECoordinates: 17°25′N 83°21′E / 17.417°N 83.350°E.
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