Japanese escort ship CD-196

Summary

CD-196 or No. 196 was a Type D escort ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

History
Imperial Japanese Navy
NameCD-196
BuilderMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki
Laid down31 December 1944
Launched26 February 1945
Sponsored byImperial Japanese Navy
Completed31 March 1945
Commissioned31 March 1945
Out of servicesurrender of Japan, 2 September 1945
Stricken30 November 1945
Fateceded to the Soviet Union, 28 August 1947
History
Soviet Navy
NameEK-33
Acquired28 August 1947
RenamedTurgay (1954)
FateScrapped, 11 March 1958
General characteristics [1]
TypeType D escort ship
Displacement740 long tons (752 t) standard
Length69.5 m (228 ft)
Beam8.6 m (28 ft 3 in)
Draught3.05 m (10 ft)
Propulsion1 shaft, geared turbine engines, 2,500 hp (1,864 kW)
Speed17.5 knots (20.1 mph; 32.4 km/h)
Range4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 16 kn (18 mph; 30 km/h)
Complement160
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Type 22-Go radar
  • Type 93 sonar
  • Type 3 hydrophone
Armament

History edit

She was laid down on 31 December 1944 at the Nagasaki shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the benefit of the Imperial Japanese Navy and launched on 26 February 1945.[2][3] On 31 March 1945, she was completed and commissioned.[2][3] On 22 June 1945, she was damaged by two torpedoes fired by the USS Piranha at 39°31′N 142°39′E / 39.517°N 142.650°E / 39.517; 142.650 which destroyed her rudder and killed two crewman.[2] On 23 June 1945, she arrived at Yamada Bay where she underwent repair.[2] On 15 August 1945, Japan announced their unconditional surrender and she was surrendered to Allied forces.[2] On 30 November 1945, she was struck from the Navy List.[2][3]

On 1 December 1945, she was assigned to the Allied Repatriation Service and completed a number of repatriation trips before being ceded to Soviet Union as a war reparation on 28 August 1947.[2] She served as patrol boat EK-33 (ЭК-33) in the Soviet Pacific Ocean Fleet. In 1954, she was re-designated as a dispatch ship and renamed Turgay (Тургай). On 11 March 1958, she was decommissioned and scrapped soon after.

References edit

  1. ^ Chesneau, Roger (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946. pp. 206–207. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Hackett, Bob; Cundall, Peter; Kingsepp, Sander; Casse, Gilbert; Higuchi, Tatsuhiro (2012). "Kakyakusen: IJN Escort CD-196: Tabular Record of Movement". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Stille, Mark (18 July 2017). Imperial Japanese Navy Antisubmarine Escorts 1941-45. Bloomsbury Press. pp. 41–45. ISBN 9781472818164.

Bibliography edit

  • Dodson, Aidan & Cant, Serena (2020). Spoils of War: The Fate of Enemy Fleets after Two World Wars. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5267-4198-1.