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ESCORTS

"C" escorts (1944-1946)

57-go 1945

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
第1号海防艦 [1-go]     Mitsubishi, Kobe 9.1943 1944 4.1944 sunk 6.4.1945
第3号海防艦 [3-go]     Mitsubishi, Kobe   1944 3.1944 sunk 9.1.1945
第5号海防艦 [5-go]     Tsurumi, Yokohama   1944 4.1944 sunk 21.9.1944
第7号海防艦 [7-go]     Tsurumi, Yokohama   1944 4.1944 sunk 14.11.1944
第9号海防艦 [9-go]     Mitsubishi, Kobe   1944 3.1944 sunk 14.2.1945
第11号海防艦 [11-go]     Mitsubishi, Kobe   1944 4.1944 sunk 10.11.1944
第13号海防艦 [13-go]     Tsurumi, Yokohama   1944 4.1944 sunk 14.8.1945
第15号海防艦 [15-go]     Tsurumi, Yokohama   1944 5.1944 sunk 6.6.1944
第17号海防艦 [17-go]     Tsurumi, Yokohama   1944 5.1944 sunk 12.1.1945
第19号海防艦 [19-go]     Tsurumi, Yokohama   1944 5.1944 sunk 12.1.1945
第21号海防艦 [21-go]     Nihonkai, Toyama   1944 8.1944 sunk 6.10.1944
第23号海防艦 [23-go]     Nihonkai, Toyama   1944 10.1944 sunk 12.1.1945
第25号海防艦 [25-go]     Tsurumi, Yokohama   1944 7.1944 sunk 3.5.1945
第27号海防艦 [27-go]     Tsurumi, Yokohama   1944 8.1944 surrendered 8.1945, to United Kingdom 1947, BU
第29号海防艦 [29-go]     Tsurumi, Yokohama   1944 10.1944 damaged 28.5.1945, never repaired
第31号海防艦 [31-go]     Tsurumi, Yokohama   1944 10.1944 sunk 14.4.1945
第33号海防艦 [33-go]     Tsurumi, Yokohama   1944 10.1944 sunk 28.3.1945
第35号海防艦 [35-go]     Tsurumi, Yokohama   1944 11.1944 sunk 12.1.1945
第37号海防艦 [37-go]     Nihonkai, Toyama   1944 11.1944 surrendered 8.1945, to USA 9.1947, BU
第39号海防艦 [39-go]     Tsurumi, Yokohama   1944 11.1944 sunk 7.8.1945
第41号海防艦 [41-go]     Tsurumi, Yokohama   1944 11.1944 sunk 9.6.1945
第43号海防艦 [43-go]     Mitsubishi, Kobe   1944 9.1944 sunk 12.1.1945
第45号海防艦 [45-go]     Nihonkai, Toyama   1944 12.1944 damaged 28.7.1945, never repaired
第47号海防艦 [47-go]     Tsurumi, Yokohama   1944 11.1944 sunk 14.8.1945
第49号海防艦 [49-go]     Tsurumi, Yokohama   1944 11.1944 surrendered 8.1945, to USA 9.1947, BU
第51号海防艦 [51-go]     Mitsubishi, Kobe   1944 10.1944 sunk 12.1.1945
第53号海防艦 [53-go]     Tsurumi, Yokohama   1944 1.1945 sunk7.2.1945
第55号海防艦 [55-go]     Tsurumi, Yokohama   1944 2.1945 surrendered 8.1945, to United Kingdom 1947, BU
第57号海防艦 [57-go]     Tsurumi, Yokohama   1944 2.1945 surrendered 8.1945, BU 1947
第59号海防艦 [59-go]     Tsurumi, Yokohama   1945 4.1945 surrendered 8.1945, BU 1947
第61号海防艦 [61-go]     Maizuru K K   1944 11.1944 damaged 9.2.1945, never repaired
第63号海防艦 [63-go]     Mitsubishi, Kobe   1944 10.1944 sunk 10.8.1945
第65号海防艦 [65-go]     Maizuru K K   1944 4.1945 sunk 14.7.1945
第67号海防艦 [67-go]     Maizuru K K   1944 12.1944 surrendered 8.1945, to China 7.1947 (營口 [Yungkou]
第69号海防艦 [69-go]     Mitsubishi, Kobe   1944 2.1945 sunk 16.3.1945
第71号海防艦 [71-go]     Tsurumi, Yokohama   1945 5.1945 surrendered 8.1945, to Soviet Union 8.1947 (έΚ-43 [EK-43])
第73号海防艦 [73-go]     Tsurumi, Yokohama   1945 4.1945 sunk 16.4.1945
第75号海防艦 [75-go]     Nihonkai, Toyama   1945 4.1945 sunk 23.8.1945
第77号海防艦 [77-go]     Tsurumi, Yokohama   1945 3.1945 surrendered 8.1945, to Soviet Union 8.1947 (έΚ-45 [EK-45])
第79号海防艦 [79-go]     Tsurumi, Yokohama   1945 7.1945 surrendered 8.1945, to Soviet Union 7.1947 (έΚ-39 [EK-39])
第81号海防艦 [81-go]     Maizuru K K   1944 1.1945 surrendered 8.1945, to China 8.1947 (沈阳 [Mukden])
第83号海防艦 [83-go]     Kyowa, Osaka / Naniwa, Osaka   16.1.1945 --- BU incomplete 3.1948
第85号海防艦 [85-go]     Tsurumi, Yokohama   1945 5.1945 surrendered 8.1945, to China 1947 (西安 [Shian])
第87号海防艦 [87-go]     Tsurumi, Yokohama   1945 5.1945 surrendered 8.1945, to USA 7.1947, BU
第89号海防艦 [89-go]     Nihonkai, Toyama   3.5.1945 --- BU incomplete 11.1947
第93号海防艦 [93-go]     Kyowa, Osaka 5.1944 --- --- cancelled early 1945
第95号海防艦 [95-go]     Tsurumi, Yokohama   1945 7.1945 damaged 8.7.1945, never repaired
第97号海防艦 [97-go]     Tsurumi, Yokohama   25.5.1945 --- cancelled 11.1947
第101号海防艦 [101-go]     Kyowa, Osaka 9.1944 --- --- cancelled early 1945
第105号海防艦 [105-go]     Tsurumi, Yokohama 1945 1.1946 4.1946 // --- to Soviet Union 7.1947 (έΚ-34 [EK-34])
第107号海防艦 [107-go]     Tsurumi, Yokohama 1945 16.3.1946 5/1946 // --- to China 8.1947 (潮安 [Chaoan])
第109号海防艦 [109-go]     Nihonkai, Toyama 2.1945 --- --- cancelled early 1945
第117号海防艦 [117-go]     Tsurumi, Yokohama 2.1945 --- --- cancelled 3.1945
第205号海防艦 [205-go]     Niigata Zosen, Niigata   1944 12.1944 surrendered 8.1945, to China 7.1947 (济南 [Chinan])
第207号海防艦 [207-go]     Naniwa, Osaka   1944 11.1944 surrendered 8.1945, to USA 7.1947, BU
第213号海防艦 [213-go]     Mitsubishi, Kobe   1944 3.1945 sunk 18.8.1945
第215号海防艦 [215-go]     Niigata Zosen, Niigata   1944 12.1944 surrendered 8.1945, to China 6.1947 (遼河 [Liaohai])
第217号海防艦 [217-go]     Mitsubishi, Kobe   1945 7.1945 surrendered 8.1945, to United Kingdom 9.1947, BU
第219号海防艦 [219-go]     Naniwa, Osaka   1944 1.1945 sunk 15.7.1945
第221号海防艦 [221-go]     Niigata Zosen, Niigata   1945 4.1945 surrendered 8.1945, to Soviet Union 7.1947 (έΚ-40 [EK-40])
第223号海防艦 [223-go]     Mitsubishi, Kobe   4.7.1945 --- BU incomplete 10.1947
第225号海防艦 [225-go]     Nihonkai, Toyama   1945 --- BU incomplete 4.1948
第227号海防艦 [227-go]     Niigata Zosen, Niigata   1945 6.1945 surrendered 8.1945, to Soviet Union 7.1947 (έΚ-35 [EK-35])
第229号海防艦 [229-go]     Mitsubishi, Kobe 1.1945 --- --- cancelled 3.1945
第235号海防艦 [235-go]     Niigata Zosen, Niigata 2.1945 --- --- cancelled 3.1945

 

Displacement standard, t

745

Displacement full, t

810

Length, m

63.0 pp 66.0 wl 67.5 oa

Breadth, m

8.40

Draught, m

2.90

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 diesels

Power, h. p.

1900

Max speed, kts

16.5

Fuel, t

diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts) 6500(14)

Armament

commissioned 1944: 2 x 1 - 120/45 10-shiki, 2 x 3 - 25/60 96-shiki, 1 x 1 - 81/12 ASW mortar, 12 DCT (120)

commissioned 1944 - 1945: 2 x 1 - 120/45 10-shiki, 2 x 3 - 25/60 96-shiki, 6 x 1 - 25/60 96-shiki, 1 x 1 - 81/12 ASW mortar, 12 DCT (120)

commissioned 1945: 2 x 1 - 120/45 10-shiki, 2 x 3 - 25/60 96-shiki, 2 x 2 - 25/60 96-shiki, 4 x 1 - 25/60 96-shiki, 1 x 1 - 81/12 ASW mortar, 12 DCT (120)
Electronic equipment 2-shiki 2-go radar, 93-shiki sonar, 93-shiki hydrophone

Complement

136

   

    Project history: Simplified and moderated variant of Ukuru class escorts. As well as on Ukuru, application of curved surfaces has been brought to a minimum at hull forming, funnel was fulfilled by the hexagon. At hull manufacturing welding was widely applied. Building terms were from three to eight months. They have appeared overloaded at fore end, in 1945 for elimination of this lack solid ballast was laid at aft end. Unlike the predecessors, new escorts of C class did not receive names and had numbers, only odd.

Under the programme of 1943/1944 132 ships were ordered (1-263-go, only odd), really works were conducted only on 65 escorts, orders for the remaining CD91 (hull No2246), 99 (No2250), 103 (No2252), 111, 113, 115(Nos2256-2258), 119-203 (only odd, Nos2460-2502), 209(2505), 211(2506), 231(2516), 233(2517), 237-263(2519-2532) were cancelled in August, 1944. Unnumbered contracts for further 168 planned ships were not placed.

    Modernizations: 1944-1945, some survived: + 3-shiki 1-go radar

early 1945, all survived earlier ships: + 6 x 1 - 25/60 96-shiki

mid-1945, most survived earlier ships: - 2 x 1 - 25/60; + 2 x 2 - 25/60 96-shiki

 

    Naval service: CD15 was sunk 6.6.1944 in South China Sea by US submarine Raton. CD5 was sunk 21.9.1944 at Luzon by US carrier aircraft. CD21 was sunk 6.10.1944 nW off Luzon by US submarine Seahorse. CD11 ran on rocks 10.11.1944 in Omrock Bay at evasion from attack of US Army aircraft. CD7 was sunk 14.11.1944 at Luzon by US submarine Ray. CD3 was sunk 9.1.1945 at Formosa by US carrier aircraft. CD53 was sunk 7.2.1945 at coast of Vietnam by US submarine Bergall. CD17, CD19, CD23, CD35, CD43 and CD51 were sunk 12.1.1945 at coast of Vietnam by US carrier aircraft. CD9 was sunk 14.2.1945 in Tsushima Strait by US submarine Gato. CD69 was hard damaged 8.3.1945 at Hainan by US Army aircraft, 16.3.1945 in 8nm off Hong Kong she was sunk as result of earlier received damages. CD33 was sunk 28.3.1945 at Miyazaki by US carrier aircraft. CD1 was sunk 6.4.1945 at Amoi by US Army aircraft. CD31 was sunk 14.4.1945 at coast of Korea by US submarine Tirante. CD73 was sunk 16.4.1945 at Todosaki by US submarine Sunfish. CD25 was sunk 3.5.1945 at coast of Korea by US submarine Springer. CD41 was sunk 9.6.1945 at coast of Korea by US submarine Sea Owl. CD65 was sunk 14.7.1945 S off Muroran (Hokkaido) by US carrier aircraft. CD219 was sunk 15.7.1945 at Hakodate by US carrier aircraft. CD39 was sunk 7.8.1945 in Tsushima Strait by US Army aircraft. CD63 was mined 10.8.1945 off Nanao and foundered on shallow water, subsequently she was handed over on demolition. CD13 was hard damaged 10.11.1944 by US aircraft at Manila, 14.8.1945 she was sunk at Maizuru by US submarine Torsk. CD47 was sunk 14.8.1945 at Maizuru by US submarine Torsk. CD213 was sunk 18.8.1945 at Pusan (Korea) by Soviet aircraft. CD75 was lost after 23.8.1945 en route from Wakkanai (Hokkaido) to Maizuru, probably mined. CD61 was hard damaged on a mine 9.2.1945 and was not under repair. CD29 was hard damaged 28.5.1945 on a mine in Sasebo area and never repaired. CD95 was hard damaged 8.7.1945 on a mine at Yokosuka and was not repaired. CD45 was hard damaged 28.7.1945 by British carrier aircraft and was never repaired.

In 1947 CD67, 81, 205 and 215 were transferred on a reparation to China, and CD71, 77, 79 and 221 to the USSR.

 

17-go 4.1944

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