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Japanese escort ship CD-204

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History
Empire of Japan
NameCD-204
OwnerImperial Japanese Navy
BuilderMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki
Laid down27 February 1945
Launched14 April 1945
Completed11 July 1945
Commissioned11 July 1945
Out of servicesurrender of Japan, 2 September 1945
Stricken20 November 1945
HomeportSasebo
FateScrapped, 31 January 1948
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-204 or No. 204 was a Type D escort ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. She was the last of her class.

History

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She was laid down on 27 February 1945 at the Nagasaki shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the benefit of the Imperial Japanese Navy and launched on 14 April 1945.[2][3][4] On 11 July 1945, she was completed and commissioned[2][3] in the Sasebo Naval District with captain Zenji Tanaka (田中 善次) as her commanding officer.[4] On 17 July 1945, she was damaged in an accident in Senzaki harbor and then traveled to Maizuru for repairs.[2] The war ended before repairs commenced.[2] On 20 November 1945, she was struck from the Naval List and scrapped on 31 January 1948.[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 Hackett, Bob; Sander, Kingsepp; Cundall, Peter; Tatsuhiro, Higuchi (2012). "Kakyakusen: IJN Escort CD-204: Tabular Record of Movement". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b Stille, Mark (18 July 2017). Imperial Japanese Navy Antisubmarine Escorts 1941-45. Bloomsbury Press. pp. 41–45. ISBN 9781472818164.
  4. ^ a b Toda, Gengoro S. "第二百四號海防艦の艦歴 (No. 204 Kaibokan - Ship History)". Imperial Japanese Navy -Tokusetsu Kansen (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 October 2021.