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RO-101

Sunk

Ro-100-class coastal submarine. Kawasaki, Kobe. Commissioned 31 October 1942. Zenji Orita had her until 4 September 1943. Masakata Fujisawa had the last patrol and was lost with her. On 15 September 1943 Saufley and a patrol plane sank her southeast of San Cristobal.

Type	Submarine (SS)
Hull	RO-101
Builder	Kawasaki, Kobe
Launched	1942-04-17
Commissioned	1942-10-31
Fate	Sunk. Masakata Fujisawa had her on the last patrol. Sunk on 15 September 1943, southeast of San Cristobal, near 10°57′S, 163°56′E, by USS Saufley and a patrol plane. Lost with all hands. The dead are put at about 50 to 60. Presumed lost on 11 October 1943. Struck 1 December 1943.
Command	Orita, Zenji Captain, 31 October 1942 – 4 September 1943 Fujisawa, Masakata Captain, 4 September 1943 – 15 September 1943; Lost with her

Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.

RO-101 at Rabaul in 1943. The characters on the conning tower are ロ101. Imperial Japanese Navy photograph. Public domain.

The pictures on this page are the originals.

Command

ZOOrita, ZenjiCaptain, 31 October 1942 – 4 September 1943 MFFujisawa, MasakataCaptain, 4 September 1943 – 15 September 1943Lost with her

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