IJN · SS
RO-101
Photos and infoRo-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) |
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| 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. |
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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.
