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Japanese escort ship CD-194

Coordinates: 34°42′N 130°13′E / 34.700°N 130.217°E / 34.700; 130.217
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History
Empire of Japan
NameCD-194
BuilderMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki
Laid down18 December 1944
Launched15 February 1944
Sponsored byImperial Japanese Navy
Completed15 March 1945
Commissioned15 March 1945
Out of servicesurrender of Japan, 2 September 1945
Stricken5 October 1945
Fateceded to the Republic of China, 6 July 1947
History
Republic of China Navy
Acquired6 July 1947
RenamedWeihai
FateSeized by the People's Republic of China, 23 April 1949
History
 People's Liberation Army Navy
Acquired23 April 1949
RenamedJinan
Stricken1986
Identification217
Fateunknown
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-194 or No. 194 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 18 December 1944 at the Nagasaki shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the benefit of the Imperial Japanese Navy and launched on 15 February 1944.[2][3] On 15 March 1945, she was completed and commissioned.[2][3] On 10 August 1945, she was damaged along with CD-198 by enemy aircraft in the Tsushima Strait at 34°42′N 130°13′E / 34.700°N 130.217°E / 34.700; 130.217.[2] On 15 August 1945, Japan announced their unconditional surrender and she was turned over to the Allies.[2] On 5 October 1945, she was struck from the Navy List.[2][3] She was assigned to the Allied Repatriation Service and went on several repatriation journeys.[2]

On 6 July 1947, she was ceded to the Republic of China as a war reparation and renamed Weihai (威海).[2]

On 23 April 1949, she was attacked and damaged by gunfire on the Yangtze River and seized by forces of the People's Republic of China.[2]

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 e f g h Hackett, Bob; Cundall, Peter; Kingsepp, Sander; Casse, Gilbert; Higuchi, Tatsuhiro (2012). "Kakyakusen: IJN Escort CD-194: 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.

Bibliography

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  • 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.