Japanese submarine chaser CH-15 explained

CH-15 was a of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

History

CH-15 was laid down by Osaka Iron Works at its Sakurajima shipyard on 26 August 1940, launched on 23 December 1940, and completed and commissioned on 31 March 1941.^[1] On 1 November 1946, she was designated a special cargo ship in the Allied Repatriation Service but never assumed duty due to the need for repairs.^[1] CH-15 was struck from the Navy List on 30 November 1945 and sold for scrap on 23 April 1948.^[1]

Additional references

• 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 Subchaser CH-15. Bob . Hackett . Sander . Kingsepp . combinedfleet.com . 2012 . 9 August 2019.