


Ro-58
Country | Japan |
Ship Class | Type L3-class Submarine |
Builder | Kobe |
Launched | 1 Nov 1922 |
Displacement | 889 tons standard |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseRo-58, an 889-ton "L3" type submarine, was built at Kobe, Japan. Completed in November 1922 under the name (submarine) Number 47, she was renamed Ro-58 two years later. During World War II, she was employed as a training submarine. Ro-58 was taken out of service in May 1945. She was surrendered to the Allied Occupation Forces in September of that year and scrapped.
ww2dbaseSource: Naval Historical Center
Last Major Revision: Jan 2005
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