Japanese escort ship CD-63

History
Imperial Japanese Navy
Name	CD-63
Builder	Mitsubishi, Kobe Shipyard
Laid down	1 July 1944
Launched	20 September 1944
Completed	15 October 1944
Commissioned	15 October 1944
Decommissioned	Mined in Nanao Bay, 10 August 1945
Stricken	30 September 1945
Fate	Broken up, 30 April 1948
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-63

BuilderMitsubishi, Kobe Shipyard

Laid down1 July 1944

Launched20 September 1944

CD-63 was a C Type class escort ship (Kaibōkan) of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War.

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in August 1945
Shipwrecks	6 Aug: USS Bullhead 7 Aug: Argos Hill 9 Aug: Amakusa, Tokiwa 10 Aug: CD-63, CD-75 12 Aug: Yu 1001 14 Aug: CD-13, CD-47, I-373 16 Aug: Nevastroi 17 Op Ten Noort 18 Aug: Ha-209 25 Aug: Christiaan Huygens 31 Aug: Charles C. Randleman
Other incidents	1 Aug: USS Batfish 5 Aug: I-400 15 Aug: HMS Blencathra
1944 1945 1946 July 1945 September 1945

References

History




Imperial Japanese Navy
Name	CD-63
Builder	Mitsubishi, Kobe Shipyard
Laid down	1 July 1944
Launched	20 September 1944
Completed	15 October 1944
Commissioned	15 October 1944
Decommissioned	Mined in Nanao Bay, 10 August 1945
Stricken	30 September 1945
Fate	Broken up, 30 April 1948


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