Japanese escort ship CD-154

History
Empire of Japan
Name	CD-154
Builder	Harima Shipyard Company Ltd., Harima
Laid down	12 October 1944
Launched	26 December 1944
Sponsored by	Imperial Japanese Navy
Completed	7 February 1945
Commissioned	7 February 1945
Stricken	5 October 1945
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
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
Sensors and processing systems	Type 22-Go radar Type 93 sonar Type 3 hydrophone
Armament	As built : 2 × 120 mm (4.7 in)/45 cal DP guns 6 × Type 96 25 mm (0.98 in) AA machine guns (2×3) 12 × Type 3 depth charge throwers 1 × depth charge chute 120 × depth charges 1 × 81 mm (3.2 in) mortar

CD-154 or No. 154 was a Type D escort ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

History

She was laid down on 12 October 1944 at the Harima shipyard of Harima Shipyard Company Ltd. for the benefit of the Imperial Japanese Navy and launched on 26 December 1944. On 7 February 1945, she was completed and commission and attached to the Kure Naval District. On 3 March 1945, she was assigned to the First Escort Fleet. On 10 April 1945, she was assigned to the Seventh Fleet. On 30 June 1945, she hit a mine and was damaged off Hesaki Lighthouse. She survived the war and on 5 October 1945, she was struck from the Navy List. She served as a minesweeper after the war until 10 September 1947 when she was ceded to Great Britain. She was later scrapped.