Japanese escort ship CD-104

Type D escort ship

History
Empire of Japan
Name| CD-104
Builder| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki
Laid down| 1 September 1944
Launched| 16 December 1944
Sponsored by| Imperial Japanese Navy
Completed| 31 January 1945
Commissioned| 31 January 1945
Out of service| surrender of Japan, 2 September 1945
Stricken| 30 November 1945
Fate| ceded to the Republic of China, 29 August 1947
History
Republic of China Navy
Acquired| 29 August 1947
Renamed| Tai An
Stricken| 1963
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
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-104 or No. 104 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 1 September 1944 at the Nagasaki shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the benefit of the Imperial Japanese Navy and launched on 16 December 1944.[2][3] On 31 January 1945, she was completed and commissioned.[2][3] On 15 March 1945, she was assigned to the First Escort Fleet and then reassigned on 10 April 1945 to the Seventh Fleet. On 15 August 1945, Japan announced their unconditional surrender.[2] On 30 November 1945, she was struck from the Navy List.[2][3] On 1 December 1945, she was assigned to the Allied Occupation Force where she served as a minesweeper.[2]

On 29 August 1947, she was ceded to the Republic of China as a war reparation and renamed Tai An (泰安).[2]

## References[edit]

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 Hackett, Bob; Cundall, Peter (2012). "Kakyakusen: IJN Escort CD-104: 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[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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