RO500 1944
RO501 1944
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| "IXC" class | |||||||
| 呂500 [RO500] (ex-U511) | 307 | Deutsche Werft, Hamburg, Germany | 2.1941 | 22.9.1941 | 12/1941 // 7.1943 | surrendered 8.1945, scuttled 30.4.1946 | |
| "IXC/40" class | |||||||
| 呂501 [RO501] (ex-U1224) | 387 | Deutsche Werft, Hamburg, Germany | 11.1942 | 7.7.1943 | 10.1943 // 2.1944 | sunk 13.5.1944 | |
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Displacement standard, t |
915 |
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Displacement normal, t |
RO500: 1120 / 1212 RO501: 1125 / 1237 |
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Length, m |
76.8 |
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Breadth, m |
RO500: 6.80 RO501: 6.90 |
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Draught, m |
4.70 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 MAN diesels / 2 electric motors |
|
Power, h. p. |
4400 / 1000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
18.2 / 7.3 |
|
Fuel, t |
RO500: diesel oil 205 RO501: diesel oil 210 |
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Endurance, nm |
RO500: 13450(10) / 59(4) RO501: 13850(10) / 63(4) |
| Armament |
RO500: 1 x 1 - 105/42 SK C/32, 1 x 2 - 20/65 C/38, 6 - 533 TT (4 bow, 2 stern, 22) RO501: 1 x 1 - 37/80 C/30, 2 x 2 - 20/65 C/38, 6 - 533 TT (4 bow, 2 stern, 22) |
| Electronic equipment | FuMO 29 radar, GHG hydrophone, FuMB 3 Bali, FuMB 6 Palau ECM suites |
|
Complement |
48 |
| Diving depth operational, m | 100 |
Project history: First submarine was gifted to Japanese Emperor, second was built for Japanese Navy. Former of them arrived from Germany to Japan in May-August, 1943 with German crew. Latter undertook similar voyage already with Japanese crew.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: RO501 was sunk en route to Japan 13.5.1944 off Azores by US escort destroyer Francis M. Robinson.
RO500
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
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