Japanese escort ship No.19
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | CD-19 |
| Builder | Nippon Kokan K. K.[1] |
| Laid down | 15 December 1943[1] |
| Launched | 28 February 1944[1] |
| Completed | 28 April 1944[1] |
| Commissioned | 28 April 1944[1] |
| Stricken | 10 March 1945[1] |
| Fate | Sunk by air attack 12 January 1945[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Type C escort ship |
| Displacement | 745 long tons (757 t) (standard) |
| Length | 67.5 m (221 ft) |
| Beam | 8.4 m (27 ft 7 in) |
| Draught | 2.9 m (10 ft) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
| Range | 6,500 nmi (12,000 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 136 |
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| Armament |
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CD-19 was a
Second World War
.
History
She was laid down by
Nippon Kokan K. K. at their Tsurumi Shipyard on 15 December 1943, launched on 28 February 1944, and completed and commissioned on 28 April 1944.[1] During the war CD-19 was mostly busy on escort duties.[1]
On 12 January 1945, off
John S. McCain, Sr.'s Task Force 38 that had entered the South China Sea to raid Japanese shipping.[1][2] Casualties were unknown.[1]
CD-19 was struck from the Navy List on 10 March 1945.[1]
References
Additional sources
- "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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