Japanese submarine chaser CH-15

CH-15 was a No.13-class submarine chaser of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

CH-15 in 1941
History
Empire of Japan
Name:	CH-15
Builder:	Osaka Iron Works, Sakurajima
Laid down:	26 August 1940
Launched:	23 December 1940
Completed:	31 March 1941
Commissioned:	31 March 1941
Decommissioned:	30 November 1945
Fate:	Sold for scrap, 23 April 1948
General characteristics
Class and type:	No.13-class submarine chaser
Displacement:	438 long tons (445 t) standard
Length:	51 m (167 ft 4 in) o/a
Beam:	6.7 m (22 ft 0 in)
Draught:	2.75 m (9 ft 0 in)
Propulsion:	2 × Kampon Mk.23A Model 8 diesels, 2 shafts, 1,700 bhp (1,268 kW)
Speed:	16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range:	2,000 nmi (3,700 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement:	68
Sensors and processing systems:	1 × Type 93 active sonar 1 × Type 93 hydrophone
Armament:	1 × 76.2 mm (3 in) L/40 AA gun 2 × Type 93 13.2 mm (0.52 in) AA guns 36 × Type 95 depth charges 2 × Type 94 depth charge projectors 1 × depth charge thrower

History

CH-15 was laid down by Osaka Iron Works at its Sakurajima shipyard on 26 August 1940, launched on 23 December 1940, and completed and commissioned on 31 March 1941.[1] On 1 November 1946, she was designated a special cargo ship in the Allied Repatriation Service but never assumed duty due to the need for repairs.[1] CH-15 was struck from the Navy List on 30 November 1945 and sold for scrap on 23 April 1948.[1]

References

1. Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (2012). "IJN Subchaser CH-15". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 9 August 2019.

Additional references

• "Escort Vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy special issue". Ships of the World (in Japanese). Vol. 45. Kaijinsha. February 1996.
• Model Art Extra No.340, Drawings of Imperial Japanese Naval Vessels Part-1 (in Japanese). Model Art Co. Ltd. October 1989.
• The Maru Special, Japanese Naval Vessels No.49, Japanese submarine chasers and patrol boats (in Japanese). Ushio Shobō. March 1981.