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Tonnage |
988 tons standard displacement 996 tons surfaced 1322 tons submerged |
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Dimensions |
250' by 24'2" by 12'5" 76.20m by 7.37m by 3.78m |
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Maximum speed |
16.5 knots surface 8 knots submerged |
| Dive |
to 200 feet to 60 meters |
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Complement |
60 |
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Armament |
1 machine gun 6 21" torpedo
tubes (10 torpedoes) |
| Machinery |
2-shaft diesel (2400 hp) or
electric (1600 hp) |
| Range |
5500 nautical miles (10,200 km)
at 10 knots surfaced 80 nautical miles (150 km) at 4 knots submerged |
The L4s were
short-ranged (RO) submarines completed
between 1923 and 1927 at the Mitsubishi
shipyard in Kobe.
They were the oldest Japanese submarines to see meaningful combat during the war. All were relegated to training
by 1943.
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off Wake |
Run aground 1941-12-29 off Kwajalein |
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off Wake |
Sunk 1942-8-31 by aircraft and Reid |
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off Wake |
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approaching Gilberts
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approaching Gilberts |
Mined
1945-4-12 in Hiroshima Bay |
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off Wake |
Sunk by aircraft 1942-11-4 at
Kiska |
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off Wake |
Sunk 1942-12-16 in collision with Ro-62 off Wake | |
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approaching Gilberts |
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approaching Gilberts |
References
CombinedFleet.com (accessed 2009-12-24)
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