Japanese escort ship CD-118
CD-118 or No. 118 was a Type D escort ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
| History | |
|---|---|
 Empire of Japan | |
| Name: | CD-118 |
| Builder: | Kawasaki Shipyard Co., Ltd., Kobe |
| Laid down: | 8 June 1944 |
| Launched: | 20 November 1944 |
| Sponsored by: | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Completed: | 27 December 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 27 December 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 5 October 1945 |
| Out of service: | surrender of Japan, 2 September 1945 |
| Fate: | ceded to the Republic of China, 6 July 1947 |
| History | |
 Republic of China Navy | |
| Acquired: | 31 July 1947: |
| Renamed: | Chieh 12 |
| Fate: | seized by the People's Republic of China, 23 April 1949 |
| History | |
 People's Liberation Army Navy | |
| Acquired: | 1949 |
| Renamed: | Chang Sha |
| Stricken: | 1986 |
| Identification: | 216 |
| Fate: | sunk as target ship, 1982 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type: | Type D escort ship |
| Displacement: | 740 long tons (752 t) standard |
| Length: | 69.5 m (228 ft) |
| Beam: | 8.6 m (28 ft 3 in) |
| Draught: | 3.05 m (10 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 1 shaft, geared turbine engines, 2,500 hp (1,864 kW) |
| Speed: | 17.5 knots (20.1 mph; 32.4 km/h) |
| Range: | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 16 kn (18 mph; 30 km/h) |
| Complement: | 160 |
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History
She was laid down on 8 June 1944 at the Kobe shipyard of Kawasaki Shipyard Co., Ltd. for the benefit of the Imperial Japanese Navy and launched on 20 November 1944.[2][3] On 27 December 1944, she was completed and commissioned.[2][3] On 15 August 1945, Japan announced their unconditional surrender and she was turned over to the Allies.[2] On 5 October 1945, she was removed from the Navy List.[2][3] She was assigned to the Allied Repatriation Service and went on numerous repatriation journeys.[2]
On 31 July 1947, she was ceded to the Republic of China as a war reparation and renamed Chieh 12.[2]
In 1949, she was seized by forces of the People's Republic of China[2] and renamed Chang Sha (長沙). In June 1975, she was re-designated as anti-submarine target ship No. 242 and disposed of at sea in 1982.[5] She was struck from the Naval List in 1986.
References
- Chesneau, Roger (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946. pp. 206–207. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
- Hackett, Bob; Cundall, Peter; Whitman, John (2012). "Kakyakusen: IJN Escort CD-118: Tabular Record of Movement". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- Stille, Mark (18 July 2017). Imperial Japanese Navy Antisubmarine Escorts 1941-45. Bloomsbury Press. pp. 41–45. ISBN 9781472818164.
- Japanese Wikipedia entry (丁型海防艦) for "Type D escort ship"
Bibliography
- Dodson, Aidan & Cant, Serena (2020). Spoils of War: The Fate of Enemy Fleets after Two World Wars. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5267-4198-1.