Japanese submarine chaser CH-15
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image= Japanese_submarine_chaser_CH-15_1941.jpg | Ship caption= CH-15 in 1941 }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header= | Ship country=Empire of Japan | Ship flag= {{shipboxflag|Empire of Japan|naval}} | Ship name= CH-15 | Ship ordered= | Ship awarded= | Ship builder=Osaka Iron Works, Sakurajima | Ship original cost= | Ship yard number= | Ship way number= | Ship laid down= 26 August 1940 | Ship launched= 23 December 1940 | Ship sponsor= | Ship christened= | Ship completed= 31 March 1941 | Ship acquired= | Ship commissioned= 31 March 1941 | Ship decommissioned= 30 November 1945 | Ship in service= | Ship out of service= | Ship renamed= | Ship reclassified= | Ship refit= | Ship struck= | Ship reinstated= | Ship homeport= | Ship identification= | Ship motto= | Ship nickname= | Ship honours= | Ship fate=Sold for scrap, 23 April 1948 | Ship notes= | Ship badge= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class={{sclass2|No.13|submarine chaser}} |Ship type= |Ship tonnage= |Ship displacement={{convert|438|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} standard |Ship length= {{convert|51|m|ftin|abbr=on}} o/a |Ship beam= {{convert|6.7|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship height= |Ship draught={{convert|2.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship propulsion= 2 × Kampon Mk.23A Model 8 diesels, 2 shafts, {{Convert|1700|bhp|0|abbr=on}} |Ship power= |Ship speed= {{convert|16|kn|lk=in}} |Ship range= {{convert|2000|nmi|km|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|14|kn|abbr=on}} |Ship complement= 68 |Ship sensors=*1 × Type 93 active sonar
|Ship armament=*1 × {{convert|76.2|mm|in|0|abbr=on}} L/40 AA gun
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CH-15 was a {{sclass2|No.13|submarine chaser}} of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
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.{{cite web |url= http://www.combinedfleet.com/CH-15_t.htm|title=IJN Subchaser CH-15|first1=Bob |last1=Hackett |first2=Sander |last2=Kingsepp |work=combinedfleet.com |year=2012 |accessdate=9 August 2019}} 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. CH-15 was struck from the Navy List on 30 November 1945 and sold for scrap on 23 April 1948.
References
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Additional references
- {{cite magazine |magazine=Ships of the World |title=Escort Vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy special issue |publisher= Kaijinsha |language=ja |date=February 1996 |volume=45}}
- {{cite book |title=Model Art Extra No.340, Drawings of Imperial Japanese Naval Vessels Part-1 |publisher= Model Art Co. Ltd. |language=ja |date=October 1989}}
- {{cite book |title=The Maru Special, Japanese Naval Vessels No.49, Japanese submarine chasers and patrol boats |publisher= Ushio Shobō |language=ja |date=March 1981}}
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Category:No.13-class submarine chasers
Category:Ships built by Osaka Iron Works
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