Japanese escort ship CD-75 explained
CD-75 was a
C Type class escort ship (
Kaibōkan) of the
Imperial Japanese Navy during the
Second World War.
History
She was laid down by Nipponkai Zosensho K.K. at their Toyama shipyard on 5 April 1944, launched on 5 August 1944, and completed and commissioned on 21 April 1945. During the war CD-75 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-75,, CD-63, CD-158 and .[2]
On 10 August 1945, she departed from Wakkanai, Hokkaido, and soon after ran aground.[1] She was scuttled by her crew off Nō, Niigata.[1] Some sources indicate she may have struck a mine.[1] On 30 November 1945, she was struck from the Navy List.[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
- Web site: IJN Escort CD-75: Tabular Record of Movement . Bob . Hackett . Sander . Kingsepp . combinedfleet.com . 29 April 2020.
- Web site: Chapter VII: 1945 . The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II . 2006 . 19 January 2012.
