Japanese escort ship CD-118 explained

CD-118 or No. 118 was a Type D escort ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

History

She was laid down on 8 June 1944 at the Kobe shipyard of Kawasaki Shipyard Co., Ltd. for the benefit of the Imperial Japanese Navy and launched on 20 November 1944.[1] [2] On 27 December 1944, she was completed and commissioned.[1] [2] On 15 August 1945, Japan announced their unconditional surrender and she was turned over to the Allies.[1] On 5 October 1945, she was removed from the Navy List.[1] [2] She was assigned to the Allied Repatriation Service and went on numerous repatriation journeys.[1]

On 31 July 1947, she was ceded to the Republic of China as a war reparation and renamed Chieh 12.[1]

In 1949, she was seized by forces of the People's Republic of China.[1]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kakyakusen: IJN Escort CD-118: Tabular Record of Movement. Bob . Hackett . Peter . Cundall . John . Whitman . combinedfleet.com . 2012 . 30 March 2020.
  2. Book: Stille, Mark . Imperial Japanese Navy Antisubmarine Escorts 1941-45. 41–45 . Bloomsbury Press. July 18, 2017. 9781472818164.