History
Imperial Japanese Navy
NameCha-232
BuilderNishii Shipyards, Ujiyamada
Laid down26 August 1944
Launched1944
Completed31 December 1944
Commissioned31 December 1944
HomeportSasebo
Fatetransferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency, 1 July 1954
History
Japan Maritime Safety Agency
Acquired1 July 1954
RenamedŌtaka (PB-09)
Fatetransferred to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, 1 April 1956
History
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Acquired1 April 1956
Decommissioned31 March 1962
RenamedŌtaka (MS-86)
Fateunknown
General characteristics
Class and typeNo.1-class Submarine chaser
Displacement130 long tons (132 t) standard[1]
Length29.20 m (95 ft 10 in) overall
Beam5.65 m (18 ft 6 in)
Draught1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Propulsion
  • 1 × intermediate diesel
  • shingle shaft, 400 bhp
Speed11.0 knots (12.7 mph; 20.4 km/h)
Range1,000 nmi (1,900 km) at 10.0 kn (11.5 mph; 18.5 km/h)
Complement32
Armament
  • 1 × 13.2mm machine gun
  • 22 × depth charges
  • 1 × dunking hydrophone
  • 1 × simple sonar

Cha-232 or No. 232 (Japanese: 第二百三十二號驅潜特務艇) 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 26 August 1944 at the Ujiyamada shipyard of Nishii Shipyards (西井=西井造船所) and launched in 1944.[1][2] She was fitted with armaments at the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, completed and commissioned on 31 December 1944, and assigned to the Sasebo Guard Force.[2] On 15 May 1945, she was assigned to the Shimonoseki Defense Team.[2] Cha-232 survived the war.[2]

On 30 December 1945, she was demobilized and enrolled as a minesweeper by the occupation forces operating out of Shimonoseki.[2] On 28 August 1947, she was assigned to the Japan Maritime Safety Agency and on 20 August 1948 she was designated as a patrol boat (PB-09) and renamed Ōtaka.[2] On 1 July 1950, she was re-designated as PS-09 and on 1 August 1951 as minesweeper MS-86.[2] On 1 July 1954, she was transferred to the newly created Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.[2] On 1 April 1956, she was re-designated Special Boat No. 10 (MS-86).[2] She was delisted on 31 March 1957.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Toda, Gengoro S. (21 September 2019). "驅潜特務艇 (Cha - Stats)". Imperial Japanese Navy - Tokusetsukansen (in Japanese).
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Toda, Gengoro S. "第二百三十二號驅潜特務艇の艦歴 (No. 232 submarine chaser - Ship History)". Imperial Japanese Navy -Tokusetsu Kansen (in Japanese).
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