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History
NameCD-63
BuilderMitsubishi, Kobe Shipyard[1]
Laid down1 July 1944[1]
Launched20 September 1944[1]
Completed15 October 1944[1]
Commissioned15 October 1944[1]
DecommissionedMined in Nanao Bay, 10 August 1945[2]
Stricken30 September 1945[2]
FateBroken up, 30 April 1948[2]
General characteristics
Class and typeType C escort ship
Displacement745 long tons (757 t) (standard)
Length67.5 m (221 ft)
Beam8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)
Draught2.9 m (10 ft)
Propulsion
  • Geared diesel engines
  • 1,900 hp (1,417 kW)
  • 2 shafts
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Range6,500 nmi (12,000 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement136
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Type 22-Go radar
  • Type 93 sonar
  • Type 3 hydrophone
Armament

CD-63 was an C Type class escort ship (Kaibokan) of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War. She was laid down by Mitsubishi at their Kobe Shipyard on 1 July 1944, launched on 20 September 1944, and completed and commissioned on 15 October 1944.[1] During the war CD-63 was mostly busy on escort duties.[1]

On 18 June 1945, in Toyama Bay, the submarine USS Bonefish (SS-223) was sunk by the combined efforts of the escort ships Okinawa, CD-63, CD-75, CD-158 and CD-207.[3]

On 10 August 1945 CD-63 struck a mine in Nanao Bay, and was badly damaged and beached to prevent sinking. Struck from the Navy List on 30 September 1945, she was scrapped by 30 April 1948.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (2012). "IJN Escort CD-63: Tabular Record of Movement". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d Nishida, Hiroshi (2006). "Vessels - C type Escorts". Materials of IJN. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Chapter VII: 1945". The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II. 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2012.


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