Japanese submarine chaser CH-14

	CH-14 in 1941
History
Empire of Japan
Name	CH-14
Builder	Tama Shipbuilding, Okajima
Laid down	6 June 1940
Launched	29 November 1940
Completed	31 March 1941
Commissioned	31 March 1941
Decommissioned	30 November 1945
Fate	Scrapped 1945
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass2-
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;

CH-14 was a Template:Sclass2- of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

History

CH-14 was laid down by Tama Shipbuilding at its Okajima shipyard on 6 June 1940, launched on 29 November 1940, and completed and commissioned on 31 March 1941.^[1]

On 28 July 1945, she was attacked by aircraft from Vice Admiral John S. McCain Sr.'s Task Force 38 which resulted in her being beached near Yokosuka (at 34°5′N 136°15′E / 34.083°N 136.250°E / 34.083; 136.250) where she remained until the end of World War II.^[1]^[2] CH-14 was struck from the Navy List on 30 November 1945 and scrapped soon after.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (2012). "IJN Subchaser CH-14". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
^ "Chapter VII: 1945". The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II. 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2019.

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.

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[combinedfleet-1] Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (2012). "IJN Subchaser CH-14". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 9 August 2019.

[2] "Chapter VII: 1945". The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II. 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2019.

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