Japanese escort ship CD-63 explained

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

History

She was laid down by Mitsubishi at their Kobe Shipyard on 1 July 1944, launched on 20 September 1944, and completed and commissioned on 15 October 1944. During the war CD-63 was mostly busy on escort duties.^[1]

On 18 June 1945, in Toyama Bay, the submarine was sunk by the combined efforts of the escort ships, CD-63, CD-75, CD-158 and .^[2]

On 10 August 1945 CD-63 struck a mine in Nanao Bay, and was badly damaged and beached to prevent sinking. Struck from the Navy List on 30 September 1945, she was scrapped by 30 April 1948.^[1]

Additional sources

• Ships of the World . Escort Vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy special issue . Kaijinsha . ja . February 1996 . 45.
• Book: Model Art Extra No.340, Drawings of Imperial Japanese Naval Vessels Part-1 . Model Art Co. Ltd. . ja . October 1989.
• Book: The Maru Special, Japanese Naval Vessels No.49, Japanese submarine chasers and patrol boats . Ushio Shobō . ja . March 1981.

Notes and References

1. Web site: IJN Escort CD-63: Tabular Record of Movement . Bob . Hackett . Sander . Kingsepp . combinedfleet.com . 2012 . 19 January 2012.
2. Web site: Chapter VII: 1945 . The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II . 2006 . 19 January 2012.