Japanese submarine Ro-50
Ro-50 in 1944. | |
| History | |
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| Japan | |
| Name | Submarine No. 391 |
| Builder | Mitsui Zosensho, Tamano, Japan |
| Laid down | 18 February 1943 |
| Launched | 27 November 1943 |
| Renamed | Ro-50 on 27 November 1943 |
| Completed | 31 July 1944 |
| Commissioned | 31 July 1944 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Kaichū type submarine (K6 subclass) |
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| Length | 80.5 m (264 ft 1 in) overall |
| Beam | 7 m (23 ft 0 in) |
| Draft | 4.07 m (13 ft 4 in) |
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| Test depth | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Crew | 61 |
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Ro-50 was an Imperial Japanese Navy Kaichū type submarine of the K6 sub-class. Completed and commissioned in July 1944, she served in World War II, conducting four war patrols, including operations off the Philippine Islands and the Ryukyu Islands. The only Kaichu-type submarine to survive the war, she surrendered in 1945 after its conclusion and was scuttled in 1946.