Japanese submarine Ro-106
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Ro-106 was a Japanese Ro-100 class submarine
which saw service during World War II
in the Imperial Japanese Navy
. Laid down at the Kure Naval Arsenal
on 17 December 1941 and launched on 30 May 1942. Completed on 26 December 1942. She torpedoed and sunk off the Solomon Islands
on 18 July 1943. Ro 106 was sunk by north of the Admiralty Islands
on 22 May 1944.
Ro-100 class submarine
The was a medium size submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy , serving during World War II. The IJN official designation for this class was or .-Construction:...
which saw service during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
in the Imperial Japanese Navy
Imperial Japanese Navy
The Imperial Japanese Navy was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1869 until 1947, when it was dissolved following Japan's constitutional renunciation of the use of force as a means of settling international disputes...
. Laid down at the Kure Naval Arsenal
Kure Naval Arsenal
was one of four principal naval shipyards owned and operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. -History:The Kure Naval District was established at Kure, Hiroshima in 1889, as the second of the naval districts responsible for the defense of the Japanese home islands along with the establishment of the...
on 17 December 1941 and launched on 30 May 1942. Completed on 26 December 1942. She torpedoed and sunk off the Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
on 18 July 1943. Ro 106 was sunk by north of the Admiralty Islands
Admiralty Islands
The Admiralty Islands are a group of eighteen islands in the Bismarck Archipelago, to the north of New Guinea in the south Pacific Ocean. These are also sometimes called the Manus Islands, after the largest island. These rainforest-covered islands form part of Manus Province, the smallest and...
on 22 May 1944.