Japanese escort ship CD-202

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Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan.svg Empire of Japan
NameCD-202
Builder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki
Laid down16 February 1945
Launched2 April 1945
Sponsored by Imperial Japanese Navy
Completed7 July 1945
Commissioned7 July 1945
Out of servicesurrender of Japan, 2 September 1945
Stricken20 November 1945
FateScrapped, 1947
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-202 or No. 202 was a Type D escort ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

History

She was laid down on 16 February 1945 at the Nagasaki shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the benefit of the Imperial Japanese Navy and launched on 2 April 1945. [2] [3] On 7 July 1945, she was completed and commissioned. [2] [3] On 15 August 1945, Japan announced their unconditional surrender and CD-202 traveled to Sasebo where on 17 August 1945, a steam pipe exploded killing one man. [2] On 30 November 1945, she was struck from the Navy List. [2] She was scrapped in 1947. [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; Sander, Kingsepp; Cundall, Peter; Higuchi, Tatsuhiro (2012). "Kakyakusen: IJN Escort CD-202: 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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