Japanese escort ship CD-104
 
| History | |
|---|---|
| .svg.png) Empire of Japan | |
| Name | CD-104 | 
| Builder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki | 
| Laid down | 1 September 1944 | 
| Launched | 16 December 1944 | 
| Sponsored by | Imperial Japanese Navy | 
| Completed | 31 January 1945 | 
| Commissioned | 31 January 1945 | 
| Out of service | surrender of Japan, 2 September 1945 | 
| Stricken | 30 November 1945 | 
| Fate | ceded to the Republic of China, 29 August 1947 | 
| History | |
|  Republic of China Navy | |
| Acquired | 29 August 1947 | 
| Renamed | Tai An | 
| Stricken | 1963 | 
| General characteristics [1] | |
| 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 & processing systems | 
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| Armament | 
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CD-104 or No. 104 was a Type D escort ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II and later the Republic of China Navy.
History
She was laid down on 1 September 1944 at the Nagasaki shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the benefit of the Imperial Japanese Navy and launched on 16 December 1944.[2][3] On 31 January 1945, she was completed and commissioned.[2][3] On 15 March 1945, she was assigned to the First Escort Fleet and then reassigned on 10 April 1945 to the Seventh Fleet. On 15 August 1945, Japan announced their unconditional surrender.[2] On 30 November 1945, she was struck from the Navy List.[2][3] On 1 December 1945, she was assigned to the Allied Occupation Force where she served as a minesweeper.[2]
On 29 August 1947, she was ceded to the Republic of China as a war reparation and renamed Tai An (泰安).[2]
References
- ^ Chesneau, Roger (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946. pp. 206–207. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
- ^ a b c d e f Hackett, Bob; Cundall, Peter (2012). "Kakyakusen: IJN Escort CD-104: Tabular Record of Movement". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ a b c Stille, Mark (18 July 2017). Imperial Japanese Navy Antisubmarine Escorts 1941-45. Bloomsbury Press. pp. 41–45. ISBN 9781472818164.
Bibliography
- 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.