Japanese submarine chaser Cha-13

Cha-13 or No. 13 (Japanese: 第十三號驅潜特務艇) was a No.1-class auxiliary submarine chaser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served during World War II.

History
Empire of Japan
Name: Cha-13
Builder: Fukuoka Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Fukuoka
Laid down: 30 January 1942
Launched: 28 February 1943
Completed: 12 March 1943
Commissioned: 12 March 1943
Struck: 30 April 1944
Homeport: Sasebo
Fate: sunk by aircraft, 30 April 1943
General characteristics
Class and 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:
  • 1 × intermediate diesel
  • shingle shaft, 400 bhp
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:
  • 1 × 7.7 mm machine gun[2]
  • 22 × depth charges
  • 1 × dunking hydrophone
  • 1 × simple sonar
  • From mid 1943, the 7.7 mm machine gun was replaced with a 13.2mm machine gun

History

She was laid down on 30 January 1942 at the Fukuoka shipyard of the Fukuoka Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and launched on 28 February 1943.[3] She was completed on 12 March 1943 and assigned to the Sasebo Defense Force, Sasebo Naval District.[3] On 1 June 1943, she was reassigned to support Army operations in the South Pacific and order to proceed to Rabaul.[3]

On 1 November 1943 she was attacked and sunk by aircraft from Task Force 38 east of Shortland Island at 07°00′S 155°30′E.[3][4] She was removed from the Navy List on 30 April 1944.[3]

References
  1. Toda, Gengoro S. (21 September 2019). "驅潜特務艇 (Cha - Stats)". Imperial Japanese Navy - Tokusetsukansen (in Japanese).
  2. "1-GO auxiliary submarine chasers (1943 - 1945)". navypedia.org. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  3. Toda, Gengoro S. "第十二號驅潜特務艇の艦歴 (No. 13 submarine chaser - Ship History)". Imperial Japanese Navy -Tokusetsu Kansen (in Japanese).
  4. Lettens, Jan (3 February 2011). "Cha-13 (+1943)". Wrecksite.
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