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RO500 Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.  

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate	Modification
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" class
呂501 [RO501] (ex-U1224)		387	Deutsche Werft, Hamburg, Germany	11.1942	7.7.1943	10.1943 // 2.1944	sunk 13.5.1944	"IXC/40" class

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	915
Displacement normal, t	RO500: 1120 / 1212 RO501: 1125 / 1237
Length, m	76.8
Breadth, m	RO500: 6.80 RO501: 6.90
Draught, m	4.70
No of shafts	2
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
Endurance, nm(kts)	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

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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.



Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.