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Japanese submarine Ro-66

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Japanese submarine Ro-66
Career (Empire of Japan)
Name: Ro-66
Laid down: 1 December 1925
Launched: 25 October 1926
Commissioned: 28 July 1927
General characteristics
Class & type: Type L4 (Ro-60-class) submarine
Displacement:
  • 988 long tons (1,004 t) (surfaced)
  • 1,301 tons (1,322 t) (submerged)
Length: 78.39 m (257 ft 2 in)
Beam: 7.41 m (24 ft 4 in)
Draft: 3.96 m (13 ft 0 in)
Propulsion:
  • 2 × Vickers diesels, 2 shafts
    2,400 bhp (surfaced), 1,600 (submerged)
Speed:
  • 15.7 knots (29.1 km/h) (surfaced)
  • 8.6 knots (15.9 km/h) (submerged)
    • Range:
  • 5,500 nautical miles (10,200 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) (surfaced)
  • 80 nautical miles (150 km) at 5.7 knots (10.6 km/h) (submerged)
    • Test depth: 60 m (200 ft)
    Complement: 48
    Armament:

    Ro-66 was a Japanese Type L submarine submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy which served during the 1920s and World War II.

    History[]

    Ro-66 was laid down on 1 December 1925 at the Kobe Shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and launched on 25 October 1926.[1] On 28 July 1927, she was completed and attached to the Sasebo Naval District and assigned to Submarine Division 27 (along with Ro-65 and Ro-67).[1][2]

    References[]

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (2012). "Sensuikan: IJN Submarine RO-66: Tabular Record of Movement". combinedfleet.com. http://www.combinedfleet.com/RO-66.htm. Retrieved 5 November 2019. 
    2. ↑ Niehorster, Leo; Alsleben, Al; Yoda, Tadashi; Donahoo, Jeff. "RO-Boats (2nd Class Submarines)". http://niehorster.org/014_japan/navy-commanders/ss-ro.html. 

    Bibliography[]

    • "Rekishi Gunzō". http://rekigun.net/. , History of Pacific War Extra, "Perfect guide, The submarines of the Imperial Japanese Forces", Gakken (Japan), March 2005, ISBN 4-05-603890-2
    • The Maru Special, Japanese Naval Vessels No.43 Japanese Submarines III, Ushio Shobō (Japan), September 1980, Book code 68343-44
    • The Maru Special, Japanese Naval Vessels No.132 Japanese Submarines I "Revised edition", Ushio Shobō (Japan), February 1988, Book code 68344-36
    • The Maru Special, Japanese Naval Vessels No.133 Japanese Submarines II "Revised edition", Ushio Shobō (Japan), March 1988, Book code 68344-37


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