Japanese submarine chaser Cha-245
Cha-245 or No. 245 (Japanese: 第二百四十五號驅潜特務艇) 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-245 |
| Builder | Goriki Shipyard Co., Ltd, Ujiyamada |
| Laid down | 23 June 1944 |
| Launched | 10 September 1944 |
| Completed | 5 November 1944 |
| Commissioned | 5 November 1944 |
| Homeport | Sasebo |
| Fate | transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency, 28 August 1947 |
| History | |
 Japan Maritime Safety Agency | |
| Acquired | 28 August 1947 |
| Renamed | Manazuru (PS-03) |
| Fate | transferred to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, 1 May 1954 |
| Notes | |
| History | |
 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force | |
| Acquired | 1 May 1954 |
| Decommissioned | 20 February 1962 |
| Renamed | Manazuru (PS-03) |
| Fate | unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | No.1-class Submarine chaser |
| Displacement | 130 long tons (132 t) standard[2] |
| 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 (12.7 mph; 20.4 km/h) |
| Range | 1,000 nmi (1,900 km) at 10.0 kn (11.5 mph; 18.5 km/h) |
| Complement | 32 |
| Armament |
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History
editShe was laid down on 23 June 1944 at the Ujiyamada shipyard of Goriki Shipyard Co., Ltd. (強力造船所)(also translated as Kyōryoku Shipyard) and launched on 10 September 1944.[2][1] She was completed and commissioned on 5 November 1944 at the Kure Naval Arsenal; and assigned to the Sasebo Guard Force.[1] On 15 June 1945, she was assigned to the Shimonoseki Guard Force, 7th Fleet.[1] She survived the war.[1] On 20 December 1945, she was demobilized.[1]
On 28 August 1947, she was assigned to the Japan Maritime Safety Agency and on 20 August 1948 she was designated a patrol boast (PS-03) and renamed Manazuru (まなづる).[1] On 1 May 1954, she was transferred to the newly created Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and designated PS-123.[1] She was delisted on 20 February 1962.[1]