Japanese submarine Ro-35

History
Japan
NameSubmarine No. 201
BuilderMitsubishi, Kobe, Japan
Laid down9 October 1941
RenamedRo-35
Launched4 June 1942
Completed25 March 1943
Commissioned25 March 1943
Fate
  • Missing after 25 August 1943
  • Probably sunk 25 August 1943
Stricken1 December 1943
General characteristics
Class and typeKaichū type submarine (K7 subclass)
Displacement
  • 1,133 tonnes (1,115 long tons) surfaced
  • 1,470 tonnes (1,447 long tons) submerged
Length80.5 m (264 ft 1 in) overall
Beam7 m (23 ft 0 in)
Draft4.07 m (13 ft 4 in)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed
  • 19.75 knots (36.58 km/h; 22.73 mph) surfaced
  • 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
Range
  • 11,000 nmi (20,000 km; 13,000 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced
  • 45 nmi (83 km; 52 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth80 m (260 ft)
Crew61
Armament

Ro-35 was an Imperial Japanese Navy Kaichū type submarine, the lead unit of the K6 sub-class. Completed and commissioned in March 1943, she served in World War II and was sunk during her first war patrol in August 1943.