Japanese submarine Ro-1
Submarine No. 18 in 1920, visible in the left background beyond her sister ship Submarine No. 21 (foreground). On 1 November 1924, they were renamed Ro-1 and Ro-2, respectively.
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History | |
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Name | Submarine No. 18 |
Builder | Kawasaki, Kobe, Japan |
Laid down | 5 January 1917 |
Launched | 28 July 1919 |
Completed | 31 March 1920 |
Commissioned | 31 March 1920 |
Renamed | Ro-1 on 1 November 1924 |
Stricken | 1 April 1932 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Type F submarine (F1 subclass) |
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Length | 65.6 m (215 ft 3 in) overall |
Beam | 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) |
Draft | 4.2 m (13 ft 9 in) |
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Range |
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Test depth | 40 m (131 ft) |
Crew | 43 |
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Ro-1, originally named Submarine No. 18, was an Imperial Japanese Navy Type F submarine of the F1 subclass. She and her sister ship Ro-2 were the first truly seagoing Japanese submarines, and the earliest to be classified as "second-class" or "medium" submarines of the Ro series. She was commissioned in 1920 and operated in the waters of Japan. She was stricken in 1932.
Design and description
The Type F submarines were designed by the
The submarines of the F1 subclass
The submarines were armed with five 450 mm (18 in)
Construction and commissioning
Ordered under the Japanese 1915–1916 naval program, Ro-1 was
Service history
Upon commissioning, Submarine No. 18 was attached to the Kure Naval District.[3] On 20 April 1920, she was assigned to Submarine Division 14 in Submarine Squadron 1 in the 1st Fleet.[3] On 1 December 1920, she was reassigned to Submarine Division 21 in the Sasebo Defense Division in the Sasebo Naval District, and she spent the remainder of her career serving in this capacity.[3] She was renamed Ro-1 on 1 November 1924.[3]
Ro-1 was stricken from the Navy list on 1 April 1932.[3]
Notes
Bibliography
- Gray, Randal, ed., Conway′s All the World′s Fighting Ships 1906–1921, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1985, ISBN 0 87021 907 3.