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Naval Historical Center #42155
| Tonnage | 963 tons standard displacement surfaced 1135 tons standard displacement submerged |
| Dimensions | 225'3" by 20'6" by 15'3" 68.67m by 6.25m by 4.65m |
| Maximum speed | 12.5 knots surfaced 9.5 knots submerged |
| Maximum dive |
200 feet 60 meters |
| Complement | 51 |
| Armament | 4 21" torpedo
tubes (12 torpedoes) 1 4"/50 gun |
| Machinery |
2-shaft diesel (1200 bhp) or
electric (1500 hp) |
| Bunkerage | 59 tons diesel oil |
| Range | 2510 nautical miles (4600 km) at 6.5 knots surfaced 10,000 nautical miles (18,500 km) at 8.1 knots surfaced with fuel carried in ballast tanks 100 nautical miles (190 km) at 5 knots submerged |
| Cargo | 16 tons |
The S-42 class
submarines were completed in 1924-1925
and were considered the best of the S boats.
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Arrived 1942-3 |
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| S-43 | Arrived 1942-3-5 | |
| S-44 | Arrived 1942-3 | Sunk by gunfire off Paramushiro |
| S-45 | Arrived 1942-3 | |
| S-46 | Arrived 1943-3 | |
| S-47 | Arrived 1942-3 |
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