Japanese escort ship CD-76

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Naval ensign of Japan (1889-1945).svg Imperial Japanese Navy
NameCD-76
Builder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd, Nagasaki
Laid down1 November 1944
Launched18 November 1944
Sponsored by Imperial Japanese Navy
Completed23 December 1944
Commissioned23 December 1944
Fateceded to the Soviet Union,28 August 1947
History
Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1935-1950).svg Soviet Navy
NameEK-44
Acquired28 August 1947
Commissioned25 September 1947
RenamedTsL-45 (1948)
СКР-49 (1954)
Homeport Vladivostok
Fatetransferred to Peoples Liberation Army Navy, 25 June 195
History
Naval ensign of China.svg  People's Liberation Army Navy
Acquired25 June 1955
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 &
processing systems
  • Type 22-Go radar
  • Type 93 sonar
  • Type 3 hydrophone
Armament

CD-76 or No. 76 was a Type D escort ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

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History

She was laid down on 1 August 1944 at the Nagasaki shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd for the benefit of the Imperial Japanese Navy. [2] [3] [4] She was launched on 18 November 1944 and completed and commissioned on 23 December 1944. [2] [3] After completing her training at Saiki under Captain Masamitsu Tsugu (澁谷政光), [4] she departed for Kure and then arrived at Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū on 24 February 1945. [2] She served as an escort along with the Ukuru-class escort ship Habushi, CD-112, and submarine chaser CH-17 for convoy MOTA-39 consisting of 5 transports (including Masashima Maru and Akishima Maru) which assembled at nearby Mutsure Island. [2] [4] Departing on 26 February 1945, the convoy hugged the Chinese coast sheltering in various harbors before arriving safely at Keelung on 9 March 1945 (Masashima Maru and Akishima Maru left the convoy on 8 March 1945 for Amoy). [2] [4] On 13 March 1945, she departed from Kirun for Moji in convoy TAMO-48 with fellow escort ships Habushi and CD-112 arriving on 23 March 1945. [2] [4] For the remainder of the war, she conducted patrols, escort, and replenishment duty near the Tsushima Islands between Chinkai and Iki Island. [2] [4]

On 1 December 1945, she served as one of 269 Japanese ships that served as a minesweeper under the Allied forces after the war. [2] On 28 August 1947, she was one of 34 vessels ceded to Soviet Union as a war reparation. [2] On 25 September 1947, she was commissioned into the Soviet Pacific Ocean Fleet. [5] She arrived at Vladivostok in October 1947 [2] and was designated as guard ship EK-44 (ЭК-44). [6] In 1948, she was re-designated as target ship TsL-45. [5] In November 1954, she was re-designated as patrol boat СКР-49 (SKR-49). [5] On 25 June 1955, she was transferred to the Peoples Liberation Army Navy. [5] Her ultimate fate is unknown.

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 8 9 10 Hackett, Bob; Cundall, Peter; Casse, Gilbert (2012). "Kakyakusen: IJN Escort CD-76: 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Toda, Gengoro S. "第七十六號海防艦の艦歴 (No. 76 Kaibokan - Ship History)". Imperial Japanese Navy -Tokusetsu Kansen (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Dodson, Aidan; Cant, Serena (30 March 2020). Spoils of War: The Fate of Enemy Fleets after the Two World Wars. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN   9781526741998.
  6. ↑ "EK-44 guard ships (1944 - 1946 / 1947)". navypedia.org. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021.

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