Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
Imperial Japanese Navy — Submarine

Japanese submarine Ro-113

Ro-100-class submarine

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

  1. Imperial Japanese Navy as Submarine No. 40412 October 1943 — 10 May 1945576 days of the war
Ro-100-class submarine Particulars
Name
Ro-113
Builder
Kawasaki, Kobe, Japan
Laid down
11 July 1942
Launched
24 April 1943
Commissioned
12 October 1943
Struck
10 May 1945
Fate
Sunk, 13 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-113 was a Ro-100-class submarine, operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. Kawasaki, Kobe, Japan laid her keel on 11 July 1942. She entered service on 12 October 1943, having been launched on 24 April 1943.

Her class ran to 18 ships.

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 576 days of the Second World War. She was struck from the register on 10 May 1945.

She was sunk on 13 February 1945, at 10°40′N 81°10′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

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