Japanese submarine chaser CH-15

CH-15 was a No.13-class submarine chaser of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

CH-15 in 1941
History
Empire of Japan
Name	CH-15
Builder	Osaka Iron Works, Sakurajima
Laid down	26 August 1940
Launched	23 December 1940
Completed	31 March 1941
Commissioned	31 March 1941
Decommissioned	30 November 1945
Fate	Sold for scrap, 23 April 1948
General characteristics
Class and type	No.13-class submarine chaser
Displacement	438 long tons (445 t) standard
Length	51 m (167 ft 4 in) o/a
Beam	6.7 m (22 ft 0 in)
Draught	2.75 m (9 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	2 × Kampon Mk.23A Model 8 diesels, 2 shafts, 1,700 bhp (1,268 kW)
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range	2,000 nmi (3,700 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	68
Sensors and processing systems	1 × Type 93 active sonar 1 × Type 93 hydrophone
Armament	1 × 76.2 mm (3 in) L/40 AA gun 2 × Type 93 13.2 mm (0.52 in) AA guns 36 × Type 95 depth charges 2 × Type 94 depth charge projectors 1 × depth charge thrower

History

CH-15 was laid down by Osaka Iron Works at its Sakurajima shipyard on 26 August 1940, launched on 23 December 1940, and completed and commissioned on 31 March 1941. On 1 November 1946, she was designated a special cargo ship in the Allied Repatriation Service but never assumed duty due to the need for repairs. CH-15 was struck from the Navy List on 30 November 1945 and sold for scrap on 23 April 1948.

Additional references

• "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.