Japanese submarine chaser CH-6 explained

CH-6 was a of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.^[1]

History

She participated in the invasion of the Northern Philippines (Operation "M") in December 1941 where she was assigned to Sub Chaser Division 21 (SCD 21) led by Commodore Ota along with,,,, and .^[1] SCD 21 was at the time assigned to Rear Admiral Hirose Sueto's 2nd Base Force under Vice Admiral Ibō Takahashi's Third Fleet.^[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-6. Bob . Hackett . Sander . Kingsepp . combinedfleet.com . 2012 . 9 August 2019.