{{Infobox ship|display title=Japanese escort ship CD-198 | Ship image= | Ship caption=
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Career (Empire of Japan)
Name:
CD-198Builder:
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, NagasakiLaid down:
31 December 1944Launched:
26 February 1945Sponsored by:
Imperial Japanese NavyCompleted:
11 March 1945Commissioned:
11 March 1945Out of service:
surrender of Japan, 2 September 1945Struck:
5 October 1945Fate:
ceded to the Republic of China, 31 July 1947
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Career (Republic of China Navy)
Acquired:
31 July 1947Renamed:
HsianFate:
seized by the People's Republic of China, 1949
CD-198 or No. 198 was a Type D escort ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
History[]
She was laid down on 31 December 1944 at the Nagasaki shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the benefit of the Imperial Japanese Navy and launched on 26 February 1945.[1][2] On 11 March 1945, she was completed and commissioned.[1][2] On 10 August 1945, she was damaged along with CD-194 by enemy aircraft in the Tsushima Strait at 34°42′N 130°13′E / 34.7°N 130.217°ECoordinates: 34°42′N 130°13′E / 34.7°N 130.217°E.[1] On 15 August 1945, Japan announced their unconditional surrender and she was turned over to the Allies in September 1945.[1] On 5 October 1945, she was struck from the Navy List.[1][2] On 1 December 1945, she was assigned to the Allied Repatriation Service.[1] On 31 July 1947, she was ceded to the Republic of China as a war reparation and renamed Hsian.[1] In 1949, she was taken over by the People's Republic of China[1] and renamed Xian (西安).[3] She was struck from the Naval List in 1986.[3]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Hackett, Bob; Cundall, Peter; Kingsepp, Sander; Casse, Gilbert; Higuchi, Tatsuhiro (2012). "Kakyakusen: IJN Escort CD-198: Tabular Record of Movement". combinedfleet.com. http://www.combinedfleet.com/CD-198_t.htm. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Stille, Mark (July 18, 2017). Imperial Japanese Navy Antisubmarine Escorts 1941-45. Bloomsbury Press. pp. 41–45. ISBN 9781472818164. https://books.google.com/books?id=TGErDwAAQBAJ&q=cd-198#v=snippet&q=cd-198&f=false.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "CHENG AN escorts (1944-1945/1947)". http://www.navypedia.org/ships/china/ch_es_cheng_an.htm. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
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