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1156:Imperial Japanese Navy submarines
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308:45.7 m (150 ft)
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398:The submarines of the
394:Design and description
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225:(890 kW) (diesel)
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530:Mako Defense Division
526:Sasebo Naval District
170:Kaichū type submarine
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1192:1922 ships
1171:Categories
630:References
618:10 October
305:Test depth
239:Propulsion
484:laid down
461:torpedoes
408:displaced
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361:, was an
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380:Toku Chu
321:Armament
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286:Range
274:knots
267:Speed
208:Draft
117:Ro-29
75:Japan
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663:ISBN
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