Japanese submarine chaser Cha-249
| History | |
|---|---|
 Imperial Japanese Navy | |
| Name | Cha-249 |
| Builder | Fukushima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Matsue |
| Laid down | 18 May 1944 |
| Launched | 8 September 1944 |
| Completed | 14 November 1944 |
| Commissioned | 14 November 1944 |
| Homeport | Zhenhai |
| Fate | transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency, 1 January 1948 |
| History | |
 Japan Maritime Safety Agency | |
| Name | MS-06 |
| Acquired | 1 January 1948 |
| Renamed | Kamozuru, 1 December 1951 |
| Homeport | Nagaura |
| Fate | transferred to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, 1 September 1954 |
| Notes | |
| History | |
 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force | |
| Name | Kamozuru |
| Acquired | 1 September 1954 |
| Decommissioned | 31 March 1962 |
| 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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Cha-249 or No. 249 (Japanese: 第二百四十九號驅潜特務艇) was a No.1-class auxiliary submarine chaser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served during World War II.
History
[edit]She was laid down on 18 May 1944 at the Matsue shipyard of Fukushima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (有限會社福島造船鐵工所) and launched on 8 September 1944.[2][1] She was fitted with armaments at the Kure Naval Arsenal; completed and commissioned on 14 November 1944; and assigned to the Zhenhai Guard Force.[1] On 15 June 1945, she was assigned to the Sasebo Guard Force.[1] She survived the war.[1] On 20 December 1945, she was demobilized and assigned to mine-sweeping duties.[1]
On 1 January 1948, she was assigned to the Japan Maritime Safety Agency as a minesweeper and designated MS-06 on 1 May 1948.[1] On 1 December 1951, she was renamed Kamozuru (かもづる) and served during the Korean War.[1] On 1 September 1954, she was transferred to the newly created Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.[1] She was delisted on 31 March 1962.[1]