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Japanese escort ship CD-186

Coordinates: 28°07′N 129°09′E / 28.117°N 129.150°E / 28.117; 129.150
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History
Empire of Japan
NameCD-186
BuilderMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki
Laid down11 April 1944
Launched30 December 1944
Sponsored byImperial Japanese Navy
Completed15 February 1945
Commissioned15 February 1945
Stricken25 May 1945
FateSunk by aircraft, 2 April 1945
General characteristics [1]
TypeType 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-186 or No. 186 was a Type D escort ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

History

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She was laid down on 11 April 1944 at the Nagasaki shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the benefit of the Imperial Japanese Navy and launched on 30 December 1944.[2][3] On 15 February 1945, she was completed and commissioned.[2][3] On 2 April 1945, while escorting a convoy composed of No.28-class submarine chaser CH-49, No.1-class landing ship T-17, and No.103-class landing ships T-145 and T-146, she was attacked and sunk by planes from Rear Admiral Arthur W. Radford's Task Group 58.4 near Amami Ōshima at coordinates 28°07′N 129°09′E / 28.117°N 129.150°E / 28.117; 129.150.[2] T-17 and T-145 were also sunk while CH-49 and T-146 were damaged.[2]

On 25 May 1945, she was struck from the Navy List.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Chesneau, Roger (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946. pp. 206–207. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
  2. ^ a b c d Hackett, Bob (2012). "Kakyakusen: IJN Escort CD-186: Tabular Record of Movement". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Stille, Mark (18 July 2017). Imperial Japanese Navy Antisubmarine Escorts 1941-45. Bloomsbury Press. pp. 41–45. ISBN 9781472818164.