K5 type 2nd class submarines




Displacement700t standard, 940t surface
Length71.5m wl, 75.7m oa
Width6.7m
Draught3.95m
Machinery2-shaft diesel/electric motor, 2900bhp surface, 1200shp submerged
Speed19kt surface, 8.2kt submerged
Armament4-53cm TT, 1-8cm/40cal gun, 1-13.2mm AA
Complement42



Name Plan Builder Laid down Launch Complete
Ro-33FY1931Kure NYd1933. 8. 81934.10.101935.10. 7SS21942. 8.29 sunk
(action, off Port Moresby)
[09.36S, 147.06E]
1942. 9. 1 missing
1942.10. 5 disc
Ro-34FY1931Mitsubishi, Kobe1934. 4.251935.12.121937. 5.31SS21943. 4. 6 sunk
(action, Central Solomon)
[08.15S, 158.55E]
1943. 5. 2 missing
1943. 9.15 disc



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