Japanese escort ship CD-160 explained

CD-160 or No. 160 was a Type D escort ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

History

She was laid down on 27 January 1945 at the Harima shipyard of Harima Shipyard Company Ltd. for the benefit of the Imperial Japanese Navy and launched on 10 April 1945.[1] [2] [3] On 16 August 1945, she was completed and commissioned, one day after Japan's unconditional surrender on 15 August 1945.[1] [2] On 5 October 1945, she was struck from the Navy List.[2] She served as a repatriation vessel after the war until 9 August 1947 when she was ceded to Great Britain.[1] On 2 February 1948, she was scrapped at Maizuru.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kakyakusen: IJN Escort CD-160: Tabular Record of Movement. Bob . Hackett . 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.
  3. Web site: Gengoro S. . Toda . 第百六十號海防艦の艦歴 (CD-160 - Ship History) . Imperial Japanese Navy - Tokusetsukansen. Japanese.