| History | |
|---|---|
 Empire of Japan | |
| Name | CD-202 |
| Builder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki |
| Laid down | 16 February 1945 |
| Launched | 2 April 1945 |
| Sponsored by | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Completed | 7 July 1945 |
| Commissioned | 7 July 1945 |
| Out of service | surrender of Japan, 2 September 1945 |
| Stricken | 20 November 1945 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1947 |
| 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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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]
References
- ↑ Chesneau, Roger (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946. pp. 206–207. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
- 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.
- 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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