Japanese submarine chaser CH-5

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Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan.svg Empire of Japan
NameCH-5
Builder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Yokohama
Laid down25 January 1938
Launched28 July 1938
Completed6 December 1938
Commissioned6 December 1938
Stricken10 August 1946
FateScuttled, 11 July 1946
General characteristics
TypeSubmarine chaser
Displacement
  • 291 long tons (296 t) standard
  • 309 long tons (314 t) trial
Length
  • 56.2 m (184 ft 5 in) overall
  • 55.5 m (182 ft 1 in) waterline
Beam5.6 m (18 ft 4 in)
Draught2.1 m (6 ft 11 in)
Propulsion2 × Kampon Mk.22 Model 6 diesels, 2 shafts, 2,600 bhp
Speed20.0 knots (23.0 mph; 37.0 km/h)
Range2,000  nmi (3,700 km) at 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h)
Complement59
Armament
  • 2 × 40 mm heavy machine guns
  • 36 × depth charges
  • 2 × Type 94 depth charge projectors
  • 1 × depth charge thrower
  • 1 × Type 93 active sonar
  • 1 × Type 93 hydrophone
  • No.4, November 1944
  • 2 × 40 mm heavy machine guns
  • 3 × Type 96 25 mm AA guns
  • 36 × depth charges
  • 2 × Type 94 depth charge projectors
  • 2 × depth charge throwers (estimate)
  • 1 × 13-Gō surface search radar
  • 1 × Type 3 active sonar
  • 1 × Type 93 hydrophone

CH-5 was a No.4-class submarine chaser of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

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History

CH-5 was laid down on 25 January 1938 at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard in Yokohama, launched on 28 July 1938, and completed and commissioned on 6 December 1938. [1]

She participated in the invasion of the Northern Philippines (Operation "M") in December 1941 where she was assigned to Sub Chaser Division 21 (SCD 21) led by Commodore Ota along with CH-4, CH-6, CH-16, CH-17, and CH-18. [1] SCD 21 was at the time assigned to Rear Admiral Hirose Sueto's 2nd Base Force under Vice Admiral Ibō Takahashi's Third Fleet. [1] She served mostly on escort duty during the war. [1]

CH-5 was surrendered to the British Royal Navy after the war in severely damaged condition and scuttled on 11 July 1946 off Singapore. [1] She was removed from the Navy list on 10 August 1946. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (2012). "IJN Subchaser CH-5". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 9 August 2019.

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