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Japanese submarine Ro-43

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side. She reported that she was experiencing flooding and was unable to dive, and she requested permission to proceed to Truk, which she reached on 29 March 1944. On 31 March 1944 she got back underway for Maizuru, where she arrived on 9 April 1944. She began an overhaul and repairs there.
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area. Instead, she departed Kure on 16 February 1945 to conduct her fifth war patrol, bound for an operating area east of Okinawa. On 17 February 1945, she received orders to patrol 75 nautical miles (139 km; 86 mi) east of
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put to sea from Sasebo for her fourth war patrol, with a patrol area in the Philippine Sea east of Luzon. After an uneventful patrol, she received orders on 27 December 1944 to return to Japan. She arrived at Kure on 4 January 1945.
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to search for the submarine. Early on 26 February, she launched another Avenger, which picked up a surface contact at 02:20. As the Avenger flew over the contact, its pilot sighted a submerging submarine. The Avenger dropped two
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on 18 June 1944 and received orders on 21 June 1944 to return to Japan. She reached Maizuru on 26 June 1944 for refit and overhaul, later moving to Kure. Based on the damage
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got underway from Saipan on 11 June 1944 to begin her first war patrol, ordered to operate as part of a submarine patrol line off the Marianas. On 13 June 1944 the
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escaped, but not before diving so far below her designed depth limit that she suffered severe structural damage, rendering her unable to continue her patrol. Her
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1,133 tonnes (1,115 long tons) surfaced and 1,470 tonnes (1,447 long tons) submerged. The submarines were 80.5 meters (264 ft 1 in) long, had a
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encountered no Allied forces. She received orders on 8 November 1944 to return to Japan, and she arrived at Sasebo on 16 November 1944.
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The submarines of the K6 sub-class were versions of the preceding K5 sub-class with greater range and diving depth. They
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activated Operation A-Go for the defense of the Mariana Islands, and that day the commander-in-chief of the 6th Fleet,
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got back underway from Kure on 19 October 1944 to operate as part of Submarine Group B, assigned a patrol area in the
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surprised her and opened gunfire on her at 21:44. After she submerged, the destroyer continued its attack with
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later issued orders that no submarine was to dive to a depth greater than 1.3 times her designed depth limit.
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was assigned to Submarine Group B and ordered to operate as part of a patrol line southeast of the Marianas.
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set out from Kure on 17 September 1944 to begin her second war patrol, assigned a patrol area southeast of
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in the Philippine Islands, but the voyage was cancelled that day due to Allied activities in the
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was preparing to depart Kure on 14 February to carry a cargo of 450-millimeter (17.7 in)
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of 4.07 meters (13 ft 4 in). They had a diving depth of 80 meters (260 ft).
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45 nmi (83 km; 52 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
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11 for workups. On 10 March 1944, she was reassigned to Submarine Division 34 in the
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on 20 October 1944, and the Japanese naval reaction to the invasion resulted in the
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and report and attack any Allied forces attempting to interfere with Japanese
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saw no action during the battle, but on 31 October 1944 she and the submarine
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began with U.S. landings on Saipan on 15 June 1944, and on 16 June 1944,
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The boats were armed with four internal bow 53.3 cm (21.0 in)
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SENSUIKAN! Stories and Battle Histories of the IJN's Submarines
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began on 19 February 1945 with U.S. landings on the island.
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on 16 June 1944 proceeding to her new operating area when a
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Sunk: The Story of the Japanese Submarine Fleet 1942 – 1945
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and was sunk in February 1945 during her fifth war patrol.
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For surface running, the boats were powered by two 2,100-
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off Truk, but that day a malfunctioning valve caused a
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The 2302:Maritime incidents in February 1945 758:On 25 February 1945, the destroyer 634:On 13 October 1944, the day before 511:explosion which wrecked one of her 766:detected a submerged submarine on 182:4.07 m (13 ft 4 in) 14: 1599:Imperial Japanese Navy submarines 1054:. London: Conway Maritime Press. 676:received orders to patrol in the 292:4 × bow 533 mm (21 in) 2287:World War II submarines of Japan 2242: 2237: 2225: 2217: 658:began with the U.S. landings on 452:that day. She was completed and 407:25 mm (1.0 in) AA guns 310:25 mm (1.0 in) AA guns 32: 456:on 16 December 1943. 446:on 5 June 1943 and was renamed 174:7 m (23 ft 0 in) 119:Sunk 26 February 1945 2312:Submarines lost with all hands 1130:Hashimoto, Mochitsura (1954). 523:After completion of the work, 413:Construction and commissioning 1: 1069:Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). 798:Composite Squadron 82 (VC-82) 650:east of the Philippines. The 199:1,200 hp (890 kW) ( 881:Carpenter & Dorr, p. 124 2317:Submarines sunk by aircraft 1033:Submarines of World War Two 598:reported this to 6th Fleet 432:Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 399:76.2 mm (3.00 in) 393:and carried a total of ten 300:76.2 mm (3.00 in) 2333: 1031:Bagnasco, Erminio (1977). 477:and assigned to Submarine 2212: 1582: 1371:-class (Toku-Chū/Type K5) 378:. They could reach 19.75 131: 25: 21: 1445:-class (Sen-Chū/Type K7) 196:(3,100 kW) (diesel) 95:on 5 June 1943 776:escort aircraft carrier 666:of 23–26 October 1944. 575:was on the surface off 274:80 m (260 ft) 132:General characteristics 2272:Kaichū type submarines 2267:Ro-35-class submarines 475:Maizuru Naval District 343:Design and description 326:Imperial Japanese Navy 1170:Kaichū type submarine 721:By 13 February 1945, 678:San Bernardino Strait 430:on 6 October 1942 by 329:Kaichū type submarine 141:Kaichū type submarine 16:Kaichū-type submarine 708:On 8 December 1944, 664:Battle of Leyte Gulf 652:Philippines campaign 608:Ministry of the Navy 473:was attached to the 469:Upon commissioning, 1992:Point Pleasant Park 1117:. Combinedfleet.com 1096:. 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Index

Mitsubishi
Kobe
Japan
Kaichū type submarine
bhp
electric motor
Diesel-electric
diesel engine
knots
nmi
torpedo tubes
76.2 mm (3.00 in)
anti-aircraft gun
25 mm (1.0 in) AA guns
Imperial Japanese Navy
Kaichū type submarine
sub-class
World War II
displaced
beam
draft
brake-horsepower
diesel engines
propeller shaft
electric motor
knots
nautical miles
torpedo tubes
torpedoes
76.2 mm (3.00 in)

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