Japanese escort ship CD-118

History
Empire of Japan
Name| CD-118
Builder| Kawasaki Shipyard Co., Ltd., Kobe
Laid down| 8 June 1944
Launched| 20 November 1944
Sponsored by| Imperial Japanese Navy
Completed| 27 December 1944
Commissioned| 27 December 1944
Decommissioned| 5 October 1945
Out of service| surrender of Japan, 2 September 1945
Fate| ceded to the Republic of China, 6 July 1947
History
Republic of China Navy
Acquired| 31 July 1947:
Renamed| Chieh 12
Fate| Seized by the People's Republic of China, 23 April 1949
History
People's Liberation Army Navy
Acquired| 1949
Renamed| Chang Sha
Stricken| 1986
Identification| 216
Fate| Sunk as target ship, 1982
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-118 or No. 118 was a Type D escort ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

## History[edit]

She was laid down on 8 June 1944 at the Kobe shipyard of Kawasaki Shipyard Co., Ltd. for the benefit of the Imperial Japanese Navy and launched on 20 November 1944.[2][3] On 27 December 1944, 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 5 October 1945, she was removed from the Navy List.[2][3] She was assigned to the Allied Repatriation Service and went on numerous repatriation journeys.[2]

On 31 July 1947, she was ceded to the Republic of China as a war reparation and renamed Chieh 12.[2]

In 1949, she was seized by forces of the People's Republic of China.[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 g Hackett, Bob; Cundall, Peter; Whitman, John (2012). "Kakyakusen: IJN Escort CD-118: 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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