Japanese submarine chaser Cha-42 (1943) | |
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Career (Empire of Japan) | |
Name: | Cha-42 |
Laid down: | 10 July 1942 |
Launched: | 7 June 1943 |
Completed: | 27 August 1943 |
Commissioned: | 27 August 1943 |
Struck: | 3 May 1947 |
Homeport: | Sasebo |
Fate: | sunk by torpedo, 23 June 1945 |
General characteristics | |
Class & type: | No.1-class Submarine chaser |
Displacement: | 130 long tons (132 t) standard[1] |
Length: | 29.20 m (95 ft 10 in) overall |
Beam: | 5.65 m (18 ft 6 in) |
Draught: | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) |
Propulsion: |
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Speed: | 11.0 knots (12.7 mph; 20.4 km/h) |
Range: | 1,000 nmi (1,900 km) at 10.0 kn (11.5 mph; 18.5 km/h) |
Complement: | 32 |
Armament: |
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Cha-42 or No. 42 (Japanese: 第四十二號驅潜特務艇) was a No.1-class auxiliary submarine chaser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served during World War II.
History[]
She was laid down on 10 July 1942 and launched on 7 June 1943.[3] On 27 August 1943, she was completed, commissioned, and assigned to the Sasebo Defense Force, Sasebo Naval District.[3] On 15 October 1943, she was reassigned to the 31st Guard Unit Unit, Manila.[3] On 20 February 1945, she was reassigned to the 21st Special Base Force, Surabaya, Java.[3]
On 23 June 1945, she was attacked and sunk by a torpedo from the American submarine USS Hardhead southeast of the Masalembu Islands at 05°44′S 114°16′E / 5.733°S 114.267°ECoordinates: 05°44′S 114°16′E / 5.733°S 114.267°E.[3][4] She was removed from the Navy List on 3 May 1947.[3]
References[]
- ↑ Toda, Gengoro S. (21 September 2019). "驅潜特務艇 (Cha - Stats)" (in Japanese). http://www.tokusetsukansen.jpn.org/J/TT03/TT03_tbl.htm.
- ↑ "1-GO auxiliary submarine chasers (1943 - 1945)". http://www.navypedia.org/ships/japan/jap_sc_aux.htm. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Toda, Gengoro S.. "第四十二號驅潜特務艇の艦歴 (No. 42 submarine chaser - Ship History)" (in Japanese). http://www.tokusetsukansen.jpn.org/J/TT03/TT03_042.htm.
- ↑ "Hardhead (SS-365)". https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3103.html. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
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