RO-43 ex No-209

Type Builder Name Laid Down Launched Completed Notes
K6
Mitsubishi Kobe
06/10/1942 05/06/1943 16/12/1943 Home Base:Maizuru Naval Base;
16/12/1943-10/03/1944=Sub.Ron.11;6th Fleet;Combined Fleet;
10/03/1944-10/04/1945=Sub.Div.34;6th Fleet;Combined Fleet;

CEO:
CO:Lt.Nishimatsu Haruo [60]=16/12/1943-05/05/1944;
CO:Lt.Tsukigata Masaki [66]=05/05/1944-26/02/1945+KIA;

05/05/1943 Renumbered RO-43;
17/06/1944 Damaged=US.DD.Depth Charges;
26/02/1945 Sunk=50 m.wnw.IwoJima;25*07'N;140*19'E;
Bombs;A/C.US.CVE.Anzio;
No Survivors; 79 KIA;
10/04/1945 Removed from Navy List;

SortiesbySub Ships Attacked

[Lt.Nishimatsu Haruo] [60]
11/03/1944 Maizuru-29/03/1944 Truk=e.Truk;(Aborted,Mech.Failure)(Repairs);
31/03/1944 Truk-09/04/1944 Maizuro=Transit; (Repairs);
[Lt.Tsukigata Masaki] [66]
04/06/1944 Maizuru-10/06/1944 Saipan=Transit;
11/06/1944 Saipan-26/06/1944 Maizuru=e.Saipan-Rota Is.(Repairs);
17/09/1944 Kure-14/10/1944 Kure=se.Philippines-Palau;
19/10/1944 Kure-16/11/1944 Sasebo=e.Philippines;
08/12/1944 Sasebo-04/01/1945 Kure=e.Philippines;
16/02/1945 Kure-26/02/1945 Sunk=Iwo Jima+

Sorties=6

[Lt.Tsukigata Masaki] [66]
21/02/1945 Dam.US.DD.Renshaw;2050t;Iwo Jima;24*36'N;141*48'E;

M/S Sunk=0
M/S Damaged =0
W/S Sunk =0
W/S Damaged =01@002050t
Total Sunk =0
Total Damaged =01@002050t
Total =01@002050t

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