Japanese escort ship CD-194
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Empire of Japan | |
Name | CD-194 |
Builder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki |
Laid down | 18 December 1944 |
Launched | 15 February 1944 |
Sponsored by | Imperial Japanese Navy |
Completed | 15 March 1945 |
Commissioned | 15 March 1945 |
Out of service | surrender of Japan, 2 September 1945 |
Stricken | 5 October 1945 |
Fate | ceded to the Republic of China, 6 July 1947 |
History | |
Republic of China Navy | |
Acquired | 6 July 1947 |
Renamed | Weihai |
Fate | Seized by the People's Republic of China, 23 April 1949 |
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People's Liberation Army Navy | |
Acquired | 23 April 1949 |
Renamed | Jinan |
Stricken | 1986 |
Identification | 217 |
Fate | unknown |
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-194 or No. 194 was a Type D escort ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
History
[edit]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.[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
[edit]- ^ Chesneau, Roger (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946. pp. 206–207. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Stille, Mark (18 July 2017). Imperial Japanese Navy Antisubmarine Escorts 1941-45. Bloomsbury Press. pp. 41–45. ISBN 9781472818164.
Bibliography
[edit]- 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.