Japanese escort ship CD-53
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CD-53 was a C Type class escort ship (Kaibōkan) of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War.
| History | |
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 Imperial Japanese Navy | |
| Name | CD-53 |
| Builder | Nippon Kokan K.K., Tsurumi |
| Laid down | 15 August 1944[1] |
| Launched | 29 October 1944:[1] |
| Completed | 28 November 1944[1] |
| Commissioned | 28 November 1944[1] |
| Stricken | 10 April 1945[1] |
| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk on 7 February 1945[1] |
| 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) |
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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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History
CD-53 was laid down by Nippon Kokan K.K. at their Tsurumi shipyard on 15 August 1944, launched on 29 October 1944, and completed and commissioned on 28 November 1944.[1][2] On 28 November 1944, she was assigned to the 1st Escort Fleet, Kure Guard Force, Kure Naval District with Haruo Yamagata (山縣春雄) as her commanding officer.[2] On 5 February 1945, she was assigned to the Hainan Guard Office under the administration of the Imperial Japanese Army.[2] During the war CD-53 was mostly busy on escort duties.[1]
On 29 January 1945, she departed Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū for Singapore in convoy HI-93 serving as an escort along with CD-61, CD-63, and CD-207 for transport Kiyokawa Maru and oilers Toa Maru and Toho Marun.[1] On 1 February 1945, the convoy reached Hainan Island; on 3 February 1945, the convoy reached Qui Sande Bay; and on 6 February 1945, the convoy reached Vân Phong Bay just north of Cam Ranh Bay.[1] On 7 February 1945, the convoy left Van Phong Bay and at 1050, the American submarine Bergall fired two torpedoes at the convoy damaging the Toho Maru, and sinking CD-53 at (11°53′N 109°22′E).[1][3] 159 of her crew were killed.[1]
CD-53 was struck from the Navy List on 10 March 1945.[1]