Japanese escort ship CD-207

History
Japan
Name	CD-207
Builder	Naniwa Dock Co., Ltd., Osaka
Laid down	17 May 1944
Launched	22 August 1944
Completed	15 October 1944
Commissioned	25 November 1944
Decommissioned	1 December 1945
Fate	Ceded to the USA, 4 July 1947; sunk as target, 13 August 1947
General characteristics
Class & 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	Geared diesel engines; 1,900 hp (1,417 kW); 2 shafts;
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
Sensors &; 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 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; From 1944 :; as above, plus; 1 × 81 mm (3.2 in) mortar;

NameCD-207

BuilderNaniwa Dock Co., Ltd., Osaka

Laid down17 May 1944

Launched22 August 1944

CD-207 was a C Type class escort ship (Kaibōkan) of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War.

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History




Japan
Name	CD-207
Builder	Naniwa Dock Co., Ltd., Osaka
Laid down	17 May 1944
Launched	22 August 1944
Completed	15 October 1944
Commissioned	25 November 1944
Decommissioned	1 December 1945
Fate	Ceded to the USA, 4 July 1947 sunk as target, 13 August 1947


General characteristics
Class & 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	Geared diesel engines 1,900 hp (1,417 kW) 2 shafts
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
Sensors & 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 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 From 1944 : as above, plus 1 × 81 mm (3.2 in) mortar