Japanese submarine Ro-115
- 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. 40630 November 1943 — 10 May 1945529 days of the war
- Name
- Ro-115
- Builder
- Kawasaki, Kobe, Japan
- Laid down
- 12 October 1942
- Launched
- 19 June 1943
- Commissioned
- 30 November 1943
- Struck
- 10 May 1945
- Fate
- Sunk 1 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-115 was a Ro-100-class submarine in service with the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her keel was laid at Kawasaki, Kobe, Japan on 12 October 1942. She entered service on 30 November 1943, having been launched on 19 June 1943.
She was one of 18 ships of her class.
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 529 days of the Second World War. She was struck from the register on 10 May 1945.
She was sunk on 1 February 1945, at 15°28′N 90°15′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-112
- Japanese submarine Ro-113
- Japanese submarine Ro-114
- Japanese submarine Ro-116
- Japanese submarine Ro-117
Sources
- Facts harvested from Japanese submarine Ro-115 on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.