Japanese submarine chaser Cha-42
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Cha-42 or No. 42 (Japanese: 第四十二號驅潜特務艇) was a No.1-class submarine chaser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served during World War II.
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Name | Cha-42 |
Laid down | 10 July 1942 |
Launched | 7 June 1943 |
Completed | 27 August 1943 |
Commissioned | 27 August 1943 |
Stricken | 3 May 1947 |
Homeport | Sasebo |
Fate | Torpedoed and sunk by USS Hardhead, 23 June 1945 |
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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) |
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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 |
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History
editShe was laid down on 10 July 1942 and launched on 7 June 1943.[2] On 27 August 1943, she was completed, commissioned, and assigned to the Sasebo Defense Force, Sasebo Naval District.[2] On 15 October 1943, she was reassigned to the 31st Guard Unit Unit, Manila.[2] On 20 February 1945, she was reassigned to the 21st Special Base Force, Surabaya, Java.[2]
On 23 June 1945, she was attacked and sunk by a torpedo from the American submarine USS Hardhead southeast of the Masalembu Islands at 05°44′S 114°16′E / 5.733°S 114.267°E.[2][3] She was removed from the Navy List on 3 May 1947.[2]
References
edit- ^ 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 Toda, Gengoro S. "第四十二號驅潜特務艇の艦歴 (No. 42 submarine chaser - Ship History)". Imperial Japanese Navy -Tokusetsu Kansen (in Japanese).
- ^ "Hardhead (SS-365)". uboat.net. Retrieved 22 June 2020.