Japanese escort ship CD-40

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Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan.svg Imperial Japanese Navy
NameCD-40
Builder Fujinagata Shipbuilding, Osaka
Laid down20 March 1944
Launched15 November 1944
Sponsored by Imperial Japanese Navy
Completed22 December 1944
Commissioned22 December 1944
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
RenamedCheng An / Chan 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-40 or No. 40 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 20 March 1944 at the Osaka shipyard of Fujinagata Shipbuilding for the benefit of the Imperial Japanese Navy and launched on 15 November 1944. [2] [3] On 22 December 1944, she was completed and commissioned. [2] [3] On 1 February 1945, she was assigned to the First Escort Fleet and then reassigned on 10 July 1945 to the 105th Escort Squadron. [2] 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 Cheng An / Chan An (成安). [2] [4] She was struck from the Naval List in 1963. [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 4 5 6 7 Hackett, Bob; Cundall, Peter (2012). "Kakyakusen: IJN Escort CD-40: 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.
  4. 1 2 "CHENG AN escorts (1944-1945/1947)". navypedia.org. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

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