Japanese submarine Ro-14

History
Japan
NameSubmarine No. 22
BuilderKure Naval Arsenal, KureJapan
Laid down14 September 1918
Launched31 March 1919
Completed17 February 1921
Commissioned17 February 1921
RenamedRo-14 on 1 November 1924
Stricken1 September 1933
RenamedTraining Hulk No. 3063 on 7 March 1934
Fate
  • Hulked 7 March 1934
  • Scrapped September 1948
General characteristics
Class & typeKaichū type submarine (K2 subclass)
Displacement
  • 752 tonnes (740 long tons) surfaced
  • 1,019 tonnes (1,003.1 long tons) submerged
Length70.10 m (230 ft 0 in) overall
Beam6.10 m (20 ft 0 in)
Draft3.68 m (12 ft 1 in)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed
  • 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) surfaced
  • 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) submerged
Range
  • 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
  • 85 nmi (157 km; 98 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth30 m (98 ft)
Crew43
Armament

Ro-14, originally named Submarine No. 22, was an Imperial Japanese Navy Kaichū-Type submarine of the Kaichū II subclass. She was commissioned in 1921 and operated in the waters of Japan. She was stricken in 1933.