Japanese submarine chaser CH-24 explained
The
Japanese submarine chaser CH-24 was a of the
Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. She was built by the
Ōsaka Iron Works, Sakurajima and completed on 20 December 1941. On 24 August 1942, she left
Rabaul as part of
Operation RE, for the landings at
Milne Bay. On March 15, 1943 she, along with
CH-22 and
Satsuki, sank a submarine, possibly, north west of the Admiralty Islands.
Fate
She was sunk during Operation Hailstone by the destroyer west of Truk on 17 February 1944.
References
- Ships of the World special issue Vol.45, Escort Vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy, Web site: Kaijinsha., (Japan), February 1996
- Model Art Extra No.340, Drawings of Imperial Japanese Naval Vessels Part-1, Web site: Model Art Co. Ltd. . 2011-08-25 . 2012-06-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120605034808/http://www.modelart.jp/ . dead . (Japan), October 1989
- The Maru Special, Japanese Naval Vessels No.49, Japanese submarine chasers and patrol boats, Web site: Ushio Shobō. (Japan), March 1981
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