Japanese submarine chaser CH-14

CH-14 in 1941
History
Empire of Japan
Name	CH-14
Builder	Tama Shipbuilding, Okajima
Laid down	6 June 1940
Launched	29 November 1940
Completed	31 March 1941
Commissioned	31 March 1941
Decommissioned	30 November 1945
Fate	Scrapped 1945
General characteristics
Class & type	No.13-class submarine chaser
Displacement	438 long tons (445 t) standard
Length	51 m (167 ft 4 in) o/a
Beam	6.7 m (22 ft 0 in)
Draught	2.75 m (9 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	2 × Kampon Mk.23A Model 8 diesels, 2 shafts, 1,700 bhp (1,268 kW)
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range	2,000 nmi (3,700 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	68
Sensors & processing systems	1 × Type 93 active sonar 1 × Type 93 hydrophone
Armament	1 × 76.2 mm (3 in) L/40 AA gun 2 × Type 93 13.2 mm (0.52 in) AA guns 36 × Type 95 depth charges 2 × Type 94 depth charge projectors 1 × depth charge thrower

CH-14 was a No.13-class submarine chaser of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

CH-14 was laid down by Tama Shipbuilding at its Okajima shipyard on 6 June 1940, launched on 29 November 1940, and completed and commissioned on 31 March 1941.^[1]

On 28 July 1945, she was attacked by aircraft from Vice Admiral John S. McCain Sr.'s Task Force 38 which resulted in her being beached near Yokosuka (at 34°5′N 136°15′E / 34.083°N 136.250°E / 34.083; 136.250) where she remained until the end of World War II.^[1][2] CH-14 was struck from the Navy List on 30 November 1945 and scrapped soon after.^[1]

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