Japanese submarine Ro-34
| History | |
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| Japan | |
| Name | Ro-34 |
| Builder | Mitsubishi, Kobe, Japan |
| Laid down | 25 April 1934 |
| Launched | 12 December 1935 |
| Completed | 31 May 1937 |
| Commissioned | 31 May 1937 |
| Decommissioned | 15 November 1939 |
| Recommissioned | 1 May 1940 |
| Decommissioned | 15 May 1941 |
| Recommissioned | ca. mid-November 1941 |
| Fate | Sunk by USS Strong, 7 April 1943 |
| Stricken | 14 July 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Kaichū type submarine (K6 subclass) |
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| Length | 73 m (239 ft 6 in) overall |
| Beam | 6.7 m (22 ft 0 in) |
| Draft | 3.25 m (10 ft 8 in) |
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| Test depth | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Crew | 75 |
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Ro-34 was a Kaichū type submarine of the K6 sub-class built for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Completed and commissioned in May 1937, she served in World War II, operating in the South China Sea and the Netherlands East Indies, off New Guinea, and in the Solomon Islands. She was sunk in April 1943 during her eleventh war patrol.