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Japanese escort ship CD-192
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Empire of Japan | |
| Name | CD-192 |
| Builder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki |
| Laid down | 5 December 1944 |
| Launched | 30 January 1945 |
| Sponsored by | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Completed | 28 February 1945 |
| Commissioned | 28 February 1945 |
| Out of service | surrender of Japan, 2 September 1945 |
| Stricken | 25 October 1945 |
| Fate | ceded to the Republic of China, 7 July 1947 |
| History | |
 Republic of China Navy | |
| Acquired | 7 July 1947 |
| Renamed | Tong An |
| Stricken | 1960 |
| 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-192 or No. 192 was a Type D escort ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II and later the Republic of China Navy.
History
[edit]She was laid down on 5 December 1944 at the Nagasaki shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the benefit of the Imperial Japanese Navy and launched on 30 January 1945.[2][3] On 28 February 1945, she was completed and commissioned.[2][3] On 15 August 1945, Japan announced their unconditional surrender and she was turned over to the Allies.[2] On 25 October 1945, she was struck from the Navy List.[2][3] She was assigned to the Allied Repatriation Service and went on numerous repatriation journeys.[2]
On 7 July 1947, she was ceded to the Republic of China as a war reparation and renamed Tong An (同安).[2] She was struck from the Naval List in 1960.
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 Hackett, Bob; Cundall, Peter; Kingsepp, Sander; Casse, Gilbert; Higuchi, Tatsuhiro (2012). "Kakyakusen: IJN Escort CD-192: 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.
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