CD-63 was a C Type class escort ship (Kaibōkan) of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War.
| History | |
|---|---|
 Imperial Japanese Navy | |
| Name | CD-63 |
| Builder | Mitsubishi, Kobe Shipyard |
| Laid down | 1 July 1944 |
| Launched | 20 September 1944 |
| Completed | 15 October 1944 |
| Commissioned | 15 October 1944 |
| Decommissioned | Mined in Nanao Bay, 10 August 1945 |
| Stricken | 30 September 1945 |
| Fate | Broken up, 30 April 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Type C escort ship |
| Displacement | 745 long tons (757 t) (standard) |
| Length | 67.5 m (221 ft) |
| Beam | 8.4 m (27 ft 7 in) |
| Draught | 2.9 m (10 ft) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
| Range | 6,500 nmi (12,000 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 136 |
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History
editShe was laid down by Mitsubishi at their Kobe Shipyard on 1 July 1944, launched on 20 September 1944, and completed and commissioned on 15 October 1944. During the war CD-63 was mostly busy on escort duties.[1]
On 18 June 1945, in Toyama Bay, the submarine USS Bonefish (SS-223) was sunk by the combined efforts of the escort ships Okinawa, CD-63, CD-75, CD-158 and CD-207.[2]
On 10 August 1945 CD-63 struck a mine in Nanao Bay, and was badly damaged and beached to prevent sinking. Struck from the Navy List on 30 September 1945, she was scrapped by 30 April 1948.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (2012). "IJN Escort CD-63: Tabular Record of Movement". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ^ "Chapter VII: 1945". The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II. 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
Additional sources
edit- "Escort Vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy special issue". Ships of the World (in Japanese). Vol. 45. Kaijinsha. February 1996.
- Model Art Extra No.340, Drawings of Imperial Japanese Naval Vessels Part-1 (in Japanese). Model Art Co. Ltd. October 1989.
- The Maru Special, Japanese Naval Vessels No.49, Japanese submarine chasers and patrol boats (in Japanese). Ushio Shobō. March 1981.
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