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Japanese escort ship CD-196

Coordinates: 39°31′N 142°39′E / 39.517°N 142.650°E / 39.517; 142.650
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History
Imperial Japanese Navy
NameCD-196
BuilderMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki
Laid down31 December 1944
Launched26 February 1945
Sponsored byImperial Japanese Navy
Completed31 March 1945
Commissioned31 March 1945
Out of servicesurrender of Japan, 2 September 1945
Stricken30 November 1945
Fateceded to the Soviet Union, 28 August 1947
History
Soviet Navy
NameEK-33
Acquired28 August 1947
RenamedTurgay (1954)
FateScrapped, 11 March 1958
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-196 or No. 196 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 31 December 1944 at the Nagasaki shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the benefit of the Imperial Japanese Navy and launched on 26 February 1945.[2][3] On 31 March 1945, she was completed and commissioned.[2][3] On 22 June 1945, she was damaged by two torpedoes fired by the USS Piranha at 39°31′N 142°39′E / 39.517°N 142.650°E / 39.517; 142.650 which destroyed her rudder and killed two crewman.[2] On 23 June 1945, she arrived at Yamada Bay where she underwent repair.[2] On 15 August 1945, Japan announced their unconditional surrender and she was surrendered to Allied forces.[2] On 30 November 1945, she was struck from the Navy List.[2][3]

On 1 December 1945, she was assigned to the Allied Repatriation Service and completed a number of repatriation trips before being ceded to Soviet Union as a war reparation on 28 August 1947.[2] She served as patrol boat EK-33 (ЭК-33) in the Soviet Pacific Ocean Fleet. In 1954, she was re-designated as a dispatch ship and renamed Turgay (Тургай). On 11 March 1958, she was decommissioned and scrapped soon after.

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 Hackett, Bob; Cundall, Peter; Kingsepp, Sander; Casse, Gilbert; Higuchi, Tatsuhiro (2012). "Kakyakusen: IJN Escort CD-196: 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.