Japanese escort ship CD-202


CD-202 or No. 202 was a Type D escort ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

History
Empire of Japan
NameCD-202
BuilderMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki
Laid down16 February 1945
Launched2 April 1945
Sponsored byImperial Japanese Navy
Completed7 July 1945
Commissioned7 July 1945
Out of servicesurrender of Japan, 2 September 1945
Stricken20 November 1945
FateScrapped, 1947
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

History

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She was laid down on 16 February 1945 at the Nagasaki shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the benefit of the Imperial Japanese Navy and launched on 2 April 1945.[2][3] On 7 July 1945, she was completed and commissioned.[2][3] On 15 August 1945, Japan announced their unconditional surrender and CD-202 traveled to Sasebo where on 17 August 1945, a steam pipe exploded killing one man.[2] On 30 November 1945, she was struck from the Navy List.[2] She was scrapped in 1947.[3]

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 Hackett, Bob; Sander, Kingsepp; Cundall, Peter; Higuchi, Tatsuhiro (2012). "Kakyakusen: IJN Escort CD-202: 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.