Japanese escort ship CD-142

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Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan.svg Imperial Japanese Navy
NameCD-142
Builder Kawasaki Ship Building Company, Ltd., Senshu
Laid down1944
Launched8 May 1945
Sponsored by Imperial Japanese Navy
Completed7 April 1946
Fateceded to the Soviet Union, 28 August 1947
History
Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1935-1950).svg Soviet Navy
NameEK-38
Acquired28 August 1947
RenamedArkhara (1949)
СКР-48 (1954)
Homeport Vladivostok
Fatetransferred to Peoples Liberation Army Navy, February 1955
History
Naval ensign of China.svg  People's Liberation Army Navy
AcquiredFebruary 1955
Decommissioned1987
RenamedChih-17
Fateunknown
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-142 or No. 142 was a Type D escort ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

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History

She was laid down in 1944 at the Senshu shipyard of Kawasaki Ship Building Company, Ltd. for the benefit of the Imperial Japanese Navy and launched on 8 May 1945. [2] [3] Although Japan announced their unconditional surrender on 15 August 1945, work continued on her and she was completed on 7 April 1946. [2] [3] She was assigned to the Allied Repatriation Service and completed a number of repatriation trips before being ceded to the Soviet Union as a war reparation on 28 August 1947. [2]

She served as target ship EK-38 (ЭК-38) in the Soviet Pacific Ocean Fleet. In June 1949, she was re-designated as a dispatch ship and renamed Arkhara (Архара). In November 1954, she was re-designated a patrol boat and renamed СКР-48 (SKR-48). In February 1955, she was transferred to the Peoples Liberation Army Navy,[ citation needed ] under the name Chih-17 where she served until 1987. [4]

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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 Hackett, Bob; Cundall, Peter (2012). "Kakyakusen: IJN Escort CD-142: Tabular Record of Movement". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. 1 2 Stille, Mark (18 July 2017). Imperial Japanese Navy Antisubmarine Escorts 1941-45. Bloomsbury Press. pp. 41–45. ISBN   9781472818164.
  4. ↑ "Guard Ships: EK-37, EK-38". russianships.info.

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