Japanese escort ship CD-160

History
Empire of Japan
Name	CD-160
Builder	Harima Shipyard Company Ltd., Harima
Laid down	27 January 1945
Launched	10 April 1945
Sponsored by	Imperial Japanese Navy
Completed	16 August 1945
Commissioned	16 August 1945
Stricken	5 October 1945
Fate	Scrapped, February 1948
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
Sensors and processing systems	Type 22-Go radar Type 93 sonar Type 3 hydrophone
Armament	As built : 2 × 120 mm (4.7 in)/45 cal DP guns 6 × Type 96 25 mm (0.98 in) AA machine guns (2×3) 12 × Type 3 depth charge throwers 1 × depth charge chute 120 × depth charges 1 × 81 mm (3.2 in) mortar

CD-160 or No. 160 was a Type D escort ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

History

She was laid down on 27 January 1945 at the Harima shipyard of Harima Shipyard Company Ltd. for the benefit of the Imperial Japanese Navy and launched on 10 April 1945. On 16 August 1945, she was completed and commissioned, one day after Japan's unconditional surrender on 15 August 1945. On 5 October 1945, she was struck from the Navy List. She served as a repatriation vessel after the war until 9 August 1947 when she was ceded to Great Britain. On 2 February 1948, she was scrapped at Maizuru.