Japanese escort ship CD-186

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Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan.svg Empire of Japan
NameCD-186
Builder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki
Laid down11 April 1944
Launched30 December 1944
Sponsored by Imperial Japanese Navy
Completed15 February 1945
Commissioned15 February 1945
Stricken25 May 1945
Fatesunk by aircraft, 2 April 1945
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-186 or No. 186 was a Type D escort ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

History

She was laid down on 11 April 1944 at the Nagasaki shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the benefit of the Imperial Japanese Navy and launched on 30 December 1944. [2] [3] On 15 February 1945, she was completed and commissioned. [2] [3] On 2 April 1945, while escorting a convoy composed of No.28-class submarine chaser CH-49, No.1-class landing ship T-17, and No.103-class landing ships T-145 and T-146, she was attacked and sunk by planes from Rear Admiral Arthur W. Radford's Task Group 58.4 near Amami Ōshima at coordinates 28°07′N129°09′E / 28.117°N 129.150°E / 28.117; 129.150 Coordinates: 28°07′N129°09′E / 28.117°N 129.150°E / 28.117; 129.150 . [2] T-17 and T-145 were also sunk while CH-49 and T-146 were damaged. [2]

On 25 May 1945, she was struck from the Navy List. [3]

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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 Hackett, Bob (2012). "Kakyakusen: IJN Escort CD-186: 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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