Ro-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.
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Photo #: 80-G-339860 RO-58 (Japanese submarine, 1922) Tied up at the Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, 7 September 1945. The submarine I-369 is behind her. Three "Kairyu" type midget submarines are moored alongside the RO-58, at right. They have numbers painted on their conning towers, and one wears camouflage paint. On the pier, in left background, is a senior officers' motor launch. Taken by Photographer's Mate Ehlers. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 99KB; 740 x 595 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-339845 I-369 (Japanese submarine, 1944), left, and RO-58 (Japanese submarine, 1922) Tied up at the Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, 7 September 1945. Three "Kairyu" type midget submarines are moored alongside the RO-58. On the pier, at left, is a senior officers' motor launch, another boat and a crane. The submarine HA-101 is on the opposite side of the pier. Taken by Photographer's Mate Ehlers. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 94KB; 740 x 610 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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20 April 2000