Japanese submarine Ro-55 (1944)
| History | |
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| Japan | |
| Name | Submarine No 396 |
| Builder | Mitsui Zosensho, Tamano, Japan |
| Laid down | 5 August 1943 |
| Launched | 23 April 1944 |
| Renamed | Ro-55 on 23 April 1944 |
| Completed | 30 September 1944 |
| Commissioned | 30 September 1944 |
| Fate | Sunk 7 February 1945 |
| Stricken | 10 May 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Kaichū type submarine (K6 subclass) |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 80.5 m (264 ft 1 in) overall |
| Beam | 7 m (23 ft 0 in) |
| Draft | 4.07 m (13 ft 4 in) |
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| Test depth | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Crew | 61 |
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The second Ro-55 was an Imperial Japanese Navy Kaichū type submarine of the K6 sub-class. Completed and commissioned in September 1944, she served in World War II and was sunk during her first war patrol in February 1945.