RO-41 ex No-207

Type Builder Name Laid Down Launched Completed Notes
K6
Mitsubishi Kobe
06/10/1942 05/05/1943 26/11/1943 Home Base:Maizuru Naval Base;
26/11/1943-05/03/1944=Sub.Ron.11;6th Fleet;Combined Fleet;
05/03/1944-25/05/1945=Sub.Div.34;6th Fleet;Combined Fleet;

CEO:Lt./Lt.Cdr.Sakamoto Kaneyoshi [61]=25/09/1943-26/11/1943;
CO:Lt.Cdr.Sakamoto Kaneyoshi [61]=26/11/1943-05/07/1944;
CO:Lt.Shiizuka Mitsuo [66]=05/07/1944-01/02/1945;
CO:Lt.Honda Yoshikuni [67]=01/02/1945-23/03/1945+KIA;

05/05/1943 Renumbered RO-41;
23/03/1945 Sunk=320 m.se.Okinawa;22*57'N;132*19'E;
Depth Charges, Ramming; US.DD.Haggard;
No Survivors; 82 KIA;
25/05/1945 Removed from Navy List;

SortiesbySub Ships Attacked

[Lt.Cdr.Sakamoto Kaneyoshi] [61]
03/03/1944 Kure-14/03/1944 Truk=Transit;
17/03/1944 Truk-20/04/1944 Truk=e.Truk-Jaluit-nw.Gilbert Is;
23/04/1944 Truk-07/05/1944 Saipan=Meleyon Is.;
10/05/1944Saipan-13/05/1944Truk=Transit;
24/05/1944 Truk-04/07/1944 Sasebo=Kusaie Is.(Supply)-w.Jaluit-e.Saipan;(Repairs);
[Lt.Shiizuka Mitsuo] [66]
05/07/1943Sasebo-e/07/1943Kure=Transit; (Repairs);
18/09/1944 Kure-14/10/1944 Kure=se.Philippines;
20/10/1944 Kure-18/11/1944 Maizuru=e.Philippines;
24/12/1944 Tokuyama-31/01/1945 Kure=e.Philippines;
[Lt.Honda Yoshikuni] [67]
10/03/1945 Kure-15/03/1945 Kure=Transit,(Training Cruise);
16/03/1945 Kure-17/03/1945 SaekiTransit;
18/03/1945 Saeki-23/03/1945 Sunk=se.Okinawa+

Sorties=7

[Lt.Shiizuka Mitsuo] [66]
03/10/1944 Sunk.US.DE.Shelton;1430t;Morotai Is.02*32'N;129*13'E;
[Lt.Honda Yoshikuni] [67]
23/03/1945 Dam.US.DD.Haggard;2325t;se.Okinawa;22*57'N;132*19'E;

M/S Sunk=0
M/S Damaged =0
W/S Sunk =01@001430t
W/S Damaged =01@002325t
Total Sunk =01@001430t
Total Damaged =01@002325t
Total =02@003755t

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