Japanese escort ship CD-190


CD-190 or No. 190 was a Type D escort ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

History
Empire of Japan
NameCD-190
BuilderMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki
Laid down20 November 1944
Launched16 January 1945
Sponsored byImperial Japanese Navy
Completed21 February 1945
Commissioned21 February 1945
Out of serviceSeptember 1945
Stricken30 November 1945
FateScrapped, 31 March 1948
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeType D escort ship
Displacement740 long tons (752 t) standard
Length69.5 m (228 ft)
Beam8.6 m (28 ft 3 in)
Draught3.05 m (10 ft)
Propulsion1 shaft, geared turbine engines, 2,500 hp (1,864 kW)
Speed17.5 knots (20.1 mph; 32.4 km/h)
Range4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 16 kn (18 mph; 30 km/h)
Complement160
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Type 22-Go radar
  • Type 93 sonar
  • Type 3 hydrophone
Armament

History

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She was laid down on 20 November 1944 at the Nagasaki shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the benefit of the Imperial Japanese Navy and launched on 16 January 1945.[2][3] On 21 February 1945, she was completed and commissioned.[2][3] On 28 July 1945, she was attacked by planes from Task Force 38 and heavily damaged in the Yura Straits off Tomogashima.[2] On 15 August 1945, Japan announced their unconditional surrender and she was turned over to the Allies in September 1945 at Shiminoseki.[2] On 30 November 1945, she was struck from the Navy List and scrapped on 31 March 1948.[3]

References

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  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 Hackett, Bob; Cundall, Peter; Casse, Gilbert (2012). "Kakyakusen: IJN Escort CD-190: 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.