Japanese submarine Ro-112
- Displacement
- 601 long tons (611 t)
- Length
- 60.9 m (199.8 ft)
- Beam
- 6 m (19.7 ft)
- Speed
- 14.2 knots (26.3 km/h, 16.3 mph)
- Main gun
- 76 mm (3 in)
Service
- as Submarine No. 40314 September 1943 — 10 May 1945604 days of the war
- Name
- Ro-112
- Builder
- Kawasaki, Senshu and Kobe, Japan
- Laid down
- 20 June 1942
- Launched
- 25 March 1943
- Commissioned
- 14 September 1943
- Struck
- 10 May 1945
- Fate
- Sunk, 11 February 1945 (1945)
- Status
- Wreck
Specifications
- Displacement, surfaced
- 601 long tons (611 t)
- Displacement, submerged
- 782 long tons (795 t)
- Length
- 60.9 m (199.8 ft) OA
- Beam
- 6 m (19.7 ft)
- Draught
- 3.51 m (11.5 ft)
- Speed
- 14.2 knots (26.3 km/h, 16.3 mph)
- Range
- 3,500 nmi (6,482 km)
- Main gun
- 76 mm (3 in)
Ro-112 was a Ro-100-class submarine built for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her keel was laid at Kawasaki, Senshu and Kobe, Japan on 20 June 1942. She entered service on 14 September 1943, having been launched on 25 March 1943.
18 ships of the class were built.
The boat displaced 601 long tons surfaced and 782 long tons submerged. She measured 60.9 m (200 ft) long with a beam of 6 m (20 ft). Her designed speed was 14.2 knots. Her main battery was of 76 mm (3.0 in) calibre.
Her machinery developed 1,000 bhp.
She was in commission for 604 days of the Second World War. She was struck from the register on 10 May 1945.
She was sunk on 11 February 1945, at 8°02′S 115°25′E. The wreck survives.
Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.
Armament and machinery
Armament and machinery
- Propulsion
- Diesel-electric
- 1 × diesel engine
- 1 × electric motor
- Power
- 1000 bhp (diesel)
- 760 hp (electric motor)
- Armament
- 4 × bow 533 mm torpedo tubes
- 2 × 25 mm Type 96 anti-aircraft guns or 1 × 76.2 mm L/40 AA gun
Sister ships
- Japanese submarine Ro-100
- Japanese submarine Ro-101
- Japanese submarine Ro-102
- Japanese submarine Ro-103
- Japanese submarine Ro-104
- Japanese submarine Ro-105
- Japanese submarine Ro-106
- Japanese submarine Ro-107
- Japanese submarine Ro-108
- Japanese submarine Ro-109
- Japanese submarine Ro-110
- Japanese submarine Ro-111
- Japanese submarine Ro-113
- Japanese submarine Ro-114
- Japanese submarine Ro-115
- Japanese submarine Ro-116
- Japanese submarine Ro-117
Sources
- Facts harvested from Japanese submarine Ro-112 on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.