Japanese submarine Ro-106 [SEP] vessel class
Japanese submarine Ro-106
The Japanese submarine "Ro-106" was a built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
Design and description.
The "Ro-100" class was a medium-sized, coastal submarine derived from the preceding "Kaichū" type. They displaced surfaced and submerged. The submarines were long, had a beam of and a draft of . They had a double hull and a diving depth of .
For surface running, the boats were powered by two diesel engines, each driving one propeller
, in Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland
May 22, 1944 (Monday).
- Japanese destroyer "Asanagi" was torpedoed and sunk northwest of Chichijima by American submarine "Pollack".
- Japanese submarine "Ro-106" was hedgehogged and sunk north of the Admiralty Islands by American destroyer escort USS "England".
- This week's issue of "Life" magazine published a photo of a young American woman with a Japanese skull sent to her by her boyfriend in the U.S. Navy. Letters sent to