Japanese submarine chaser CH-22 explained
The
Japanese submarine chaser CH-22 was a of the
Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. She was built by
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,
Yokohama, launched on 29 May 1941 and completed on 12 October 1941. On 24 August 1942, she left
Rabaul as part of
Operation RE, for the landings at
Milne Bay.
Fate
On 19 February 1944, while off Kavieng, New Ireland in Convoy O-902, she was attacked by United States Army Air Forces B-25's of the 500th and 501st Bombardment Squadrons, A-20's of the 3rd Bombardment Group and P-38's and was sunk at .
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 ShobÅ . ja . March 1981.
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