L4 type 2nd class submarines




Displacement988t standard, 996t surface, 1322t submerged
Length74.07m pp, 76.20m oa
Width7.38m
Draught3.77m
Machinery2-shaft diesel/electric motor, 2400bhp surface, 1600shp submerged
Speed16.5kt surface, 9kt submerged
Armament6-53cm TT, 1-8cm/40cal AA gun, 1 MG
Complement47 - 60



Name Plan Builder Laid down Launch Complete
Ro-60
(SS-59)
FY1918Mitsubishi, Kobe1921.12. 51922.12.221923. 9.17SS2
(SS-59)
1924.11. 1 renamed (Ro-60)
1941.12.31 lost
(wrecked, Kwajalin)
[09N, 167.30E]
1942. 1.10 disc
Ro-61
(SS-72)
FY1923Mitsubishi, Kobe1922. 6. 51923. 5.191924. 2. 9SS2
(SS-72)
1924.11. 1 renamed(˜C61)
1942. 9. 1 sunk
(action, Atoka I.)
[52.36N, 173.57W]
1942. 9. 1 missing
1942.10.20 disc
Ro-62
(SS-73)
FY1923Mitsubishi, Kobe1922. 9. 81923. 9.191924. 7.24SS2
(SS-73)
1924.11. 1 renamed (Ro-62)
1945.11.20 disc
1946 BU
Ro-63
(SS-84)
FY1923Mitsubishi, Kobe1923. 4. 21924. 1.241924.12.20SS21945.11.20 disc
1946 BU
Ro-64FY1923Mitsubishi, Kobe1923.10.151924. 8.191925. 4.30SS21945. 4.12 sunk
(mined, Hiroshima bay)
[34.14N, 132.16E]
1945. 8.10 disc
Ro-65FY1923Mitsubishi, Kobe1924.11.151925. 9.251926. 6.30SS21942.11. 4 lost
(accident, Kiska I.)
[51.58N, 177.33E]
1943. 8. 1 disc
Ro-66FY1923Mitsubishi, Kobe1925.12. 11926.10.251927. 7.28SS21941.12.17 lost
(collision with Ro-62, near Wake I.)
[19.10N, 166.28E]
1942. 1.15 disc
Ro-67FY1923Mitsubishi, Kobe1925. 3. 51926. 3.181926.12.15SS21945. 7.20 disc
1946 BU
Ro-68FY1923Mitsubishi, Kobe1924. 2. 61925. 2.231925.10.29SS21945.11.30 disc
1946 BU



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