Cha-214 or No. 214 (Japanese: 第二百十四號驅潜特務艇) was a No.1-class auxiliary submarine chaser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served during World War II.
| History | |
|---|---|
 Imperial Japanese Navy | |
| Name | Cha-214 |
| Builder | Shikoku Funabashi Kogyosho Co., Ltd, Takamatsu |
| Laid down | 10 June 1944 |
| Launched | 21 September 1944 |
| Completed | 8 December 1944 |
| Commissioned | 8 December 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 30 November 1945 |
| Fate | mobilized by the Allied occupation forces, 1 December 1945 |
  Allied Occupation Force | |
| Acquired | 1 December 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 15 June 1946 |
| Fate | transferred to Ministry of Transportation, 1 January 1948 |
| Ministry of Transportation | |
| Acquired | 1 January 1948 |
| Fate | transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency, 1 May 1948 |
 Japan Maritime Safety Agency | |
| Acquired | 1 May 1948 |
| Renamed | Minesweeper No. 214 (MS-15), 20 August 1948 Minesweeper Special No. 214 (MS-15), 20 October 1949 Hayatori (MS-15), 1 December 1951 |
| Fate | transferred to the Coastal Safety Force, 1 August 1952 |
 Japan Coastal Safety Force | |
| Acquired | 1 August 1952 |
| Fate | transferred to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, 1 July 1954 |
 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force | |
| Acquired | 1 July 1954 |
| Decommissioned | 31 April 1965 |
| Renamed | Hayatori (MSI-699), 1 September 1957 |
| Fate | unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | No.1-class submarine chaser |
| Displacement | 130 long tons (132 t) standard[1] |
| Length | 29.20 m (95 ft 10 in) overall |
| Beam | 5.65 m (18 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11.0 knots (20.4 km/h; 12.7 mph) |
| Range | 1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) at 10.0 kn (18.5 km/h; 11.5 mph) |
| Complement | 32 |
| Armament |
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History
editShe was laid down on 10 June 1944 as ship 2064 at the Takamatsu shipyard of Shikoku Funabashi Kogyosho Co., Ltd. (株式會社四国船渠工業所)[1] and launched on 21 September 1944.[2] She was completed and commissioned on 8 December 1944,[2] fitted with armaments at the Kure Naval Arsenal,[citation needed] and assigned to the Saiki Defense Unit, Kure Naval District.[2] On 7 April 1945, she was assigned to the 2nd minesweeping division.[2] On 10 April 1945, she was attached to the Shanghai Base Force (上海方面根據地隊所属), China Area Fleet (jp:支那方面艦隊) and assigned to patrol, escort, and minesweeping activities in the Tsushima Strait.[2] On 5 June 1945, she was assigned to the Shimonoseki Defense Force, Sasebo Naval District under the newly formed 7th Fleet.[2] Cha-214 survived the war and was decommissioned on 30 November 1945.[2][3]
On 1 December 1945, she was enrolled as a minesweeper by the occupation forces,[2] one of 269 Japanese ships that served as a minesweeper under the Allied forces after the war.[4] On 15 June 1946, she was demobilized.[2] On 1 January 1948, she was released to the Ministry of Transportation.[2]
On 1 May 1948, she was assigned to the Japan Maritime Safety Agency, a sub-agency of the Ministry of Transportation, and designated on 20 August 1948 as Minesweeper No. 214 (MS-15).[2] On 20 October 1949, she was re-designated as Minesweeper Special No. 214 (MS-15) and on 1 December 1951 she was assigned the name Hayatori (はやとり) (MS-15).[2] On 1 August 1952, she was assigned to the Coastal Safety Force.[2] She served as part of the Special Minesweeping Corps (jp:日本特別掃海隊) during the Korean War.[5] On 1 July 1954, she was transferred to the newly created Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and re-designated on 1 September 1957 as Hayatori (MSI-699).[2][6] She was delisted on 31 April 1965.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Toda, Gengoro S. (21 September 2019). "驅潜特務艇 (Cha - Stats)". Imperial Japanese Navy - Tokusetsukansen (in Japanese).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Toda, Gengoro S. "第二百十四號驅潜特務艇の艦歴 (No. 214 submarine chaser - Ship History)". Imperial Japanese Navy -Tokusetsu Kansen (in Japanese).
- ^ Japanese Naval Vessels at the End of the War (PDF). 25 April 1947. pp. 113–115.
- ^ Hackett, Bob; Cundall, Peter; Casse, Gilbert (2012). "Kakyakusen: IJN Escort CD-76: Tabular Record of Movement". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ "朝鮮動乱特別掃海史 (Korean War Special Minesweeping History)" (PDF). Ministry of Defense (Japan) (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 June 2021.
- ^ "MSI" refers to Minesweeper Inshore