| History | |
|---|---|
 Empire of Japan | |
| Name | CD-118 |
| Builder | Kawasaki Shipyard Co., Ltd., Kobe |
| Laid down | 8 June 1944 |
| Launched | 20 November 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Completed | 27 December 1944 |
| Commissioned | 27 December 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 5 October 1945 |
| Out of service | surrender of Japan, 2 September 1945 |
| Fate | ceded to the Republic of China, 6 July 1947 |
| History | |
 Republic of China Navy | |
| Acquired | 31 July 1947: |
| Renamed | Chieh 12 |
| Fate | Seized by the People's Republic of China, 23 April 1949 |
| History | |
 People's Liberation Army Navy | |
| Acquired | 1949 |
| Renamed | Chang Sha |
| Stricken | 1986 |
| Identification | 216 |
| Fate | Sunk as target ship, 1982 |
| General characteristics | |
| 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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CD-118 or No. 118 was a Type D escort ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
History
She was laid down on 8 June 1944 at the Kobe shipyard of Kawasaki Shipyard Co., Ltd. for the benefit of the Imperial Japanese Navy and launched on 20 November 1944. On 27 December 1944, she was completed and commissioned. On 15 August 1945, Japan announced their unconditional surrender and she was turned over to the Allies. On 5 October 1945, she was removed from the Navy List. She was assigned to the Allied Repatriation Service and went on numerous repatriation journeys.
On 31 July 1947, she was ceded to the Republic of China as a war reparation and renamed Chieh 12.
In 1949, she was seized by forces of the People's Republic of China.
References
- Chesneau, Roger (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946. pp. 206–207. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
- ^ Hackett, Bob; Cundall, Peter; Whitman, John (2012). "Kakyakusen: IJN Escort CD-118: Tabular Record of Movement". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ Stille, Mark (18 July 2017). Imperial Japanese Navy Antisubmarine Escorts 1941-45. Bloomsbury Press. pp. 41–45. ISBN 9781472818164.
Bibliography
- Dodson, Aidan & Cant, Serena (2020). Spoils of War: The Fate of Enemy Fleets after Two World Wars. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5267-4198-1.
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