CD-204 or No. 204 was a Type D escort ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. She was the last of her class.
| History | |
|---|---|
 Empire of Japan | |
| Name | CD-204 |
| Owner | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Builder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki |
| Laid down | 27 February 1945 |
| Launched | 14 April 1945 |
| Completed | 11 July 1945 |
| Commissioned | 11 July 1945 |
| Out of service | surrender of Japan, 2 September 1945 |
| Stricken | 20 November 1945 |
| Homeport | Sasebo |
| Fate | Scrapped, 31 January 1948 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Type D escort ship |
| Displacement | 740 long tons (752 t) standard |
| Length | 69.5 m (228 ft) |
| Beam | 8.6 m (28 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 3.05 m (10 ft) |
| Propulsion | 1 shaft, geared turbine engines, 2,500 hp (1,864 kW) |
| Speed | 17.5 knots (20.1 mph; 32.4 km/h) |
| Range | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 16 kn (18 mph; 30 km/h) |
| Complement | 160 |
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History edit
She was laid down on 27 February 1945 at the Nagasaki shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the benefit of the Imperial Japanese Navy and launched on 14 April 1945.[2][3][4] On 11 July 1945, she was completed and commissioned[2][3] in the Sasebo Naval District with captain Zenji Tanaka (田中 善次) as her commanding officer.[4] On 17 July 1945, she was damaged in an accident in Senzaki harbor and then traveled to Maizuru for repairs.[2] The war ended before repairs commenced.[2] On 20 November 1945, she was struck from the Naval List and scrapped on 31 January 1948.[2]
References edit
- ^ Chesneau, Roger (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946. pp. 206–207. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
- ^ a b c d e Hackett, Bob; Sander, Kingsepp; Cundall, Peter; Tatsuhiro, Higuchi (2012). "Kakyakusen: IJN Escort CD-204: Tabular Record of Movement". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ a b Stille, Mark (18 July 2017). Imperial Japanese Navy Antisubmarine Escorts 1941-45. Bloomsbury Press. pp. 41–45. ISBN 9781472818164.
- ^ a b Toda, Gengoro S. "第二百四號海防艦の艦歴 (No. 204 Kaibokan - Ship History)". Imperial Japanese Navy -Tokusetsu Kansen (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
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