Ro-44

Sunk

Kaichu VII coastal submarine, a sister of the Ro-35 boats. Tamano. Mochitsura Hashimoto fitted her out from 25 July 1943 and had her until 14 May 1944. Sadao Uesugi was lost with her. On 16 June 1944 USS Burden R. Hastings sank her east of Eniwetok. Wreckage with her name identified the boat. Struck 10 August 1944.

Type	Submarine (SS)
Hull	Ro-44
Builder	Tamano Heavy Industries, Tamano
Launched	1942-11-11
Commissioned	1943-09-13
Fate	Sunk. Kaichu VII coastal submarine. One list prints completion on 19 September 1943. The service record starts her on 13 September. Sunk on 16 June 1944 by USS Burden R. Hastings (DE-19), about 110 miles east of Eniwetok, at 11°13′N, 164°15′E. The officer list counts 72 dead and none saved. Struck 10 August 1944.
Command	Hashimoto, Mochitsura Fitting-out officer from 25 July 1943; Captain from her completion in September 1943; Relieved on 14 May 1944 Uesugi, Sadao Captain from 14 May 1944; Lost with the boat on 16 June 1944

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

The pictures on this page are the originals.

Command

Hashimoto, MochitsuraFitting-out officer from 25 July 1943Captain from her completion in September 1943Relieved on 14 May 1944 SUUesugi, SadaoCaptain from 14 May 1944Lost with the boat on 16 June 1944

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