Japanese escort ship CD-104

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Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan.svg Empire of Japan
NameCD-104
Builder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki
Laid down1 September 1944
Launched16 December 1944
Sponsored by Imperial Japanese Navy
Completed31 January 1945
Commissioned31 January 1945
Out of servicesurrender of Japan, 2 September 1945
Stricken30 November 1945
Fateceded to the Republic of China, 29 August 1947
History
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Republic of China Navy
Acquired29 August 1947
RenamedTai An
Stricken1963
General characteristics [1]
Type Type D escort ship
Displacement740 long tons (752 t) standard
Length69.5 m (228 ft)
Beam8.6 m (28 ft 3 in)
Draught3.05 m (10 ft)
Propulsion1 shaft, geared turbine engines, 2,500 hp (1,864 kW)
Speed17.5 knots (20.1 mph; 32.4 km/h)
Range4,500  nmi (8,300 km) at 16 kn (18 mph; 30 km/h)
Complement160
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Type 22-Go radar
  • Type 93 sonar
  • Type 3 hydrophone
Armament

CD-104 or No. 104 was a Type D escort ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II and later the Republic of China Navy.

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History

She was laid down on 1 September 1944 at the Nagasaki shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the benefit of the Imperial Japanese Navy and launched on 16 December 1944. [2] [3] On 31 January 1945, she was completed and commissioned. [2] [3] On 15 March 1945, she was assigned to the First Escort Fleet and then reassigned on 10 April 1945 to the Seventh Fleet. On 15 August 1945, Japan announced their unconditional surrender. [2] On 30 November 1945, she was struck from the Navy List. [2] [3] On 1 December 1945, she was assigned to the Allied Occupation Force where she served as a minesweeper. [2]

On 29 August 1947, she was ceded to the Republic of China as a war reparation and renamed Tai An (泰安). [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Chesneau, Roger (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946. pp. 206–207. ISBN   0-85177-146-7.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hackett, Bob; Cundall, Peter (2012). "Kakyakusen: IJN Escort CD-104: Tabular Record of Movement". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 Stille, Mark (18 July 2017). Imperial Japanese Navy Antisubmarine Escorts 1941-45. Bloomsbury Press. pp. 41–45. ISBN   9781472818164.

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