Japanese escort ship CD-63
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CD-63 was an escort ship ("Kaibokan") of the Imperial Japanese Navy
during the Second World War. She belonged to the C Type class
. CD-63 was built by Mitsubishi at their Kobe Shipyard and completed in October 1944. During the war CD-63 was mostly busy on escort duties. She survived the war and was scrapped in 1948.
Imperial Japanese Navy
The Imperial Japanese Navy was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1869 until 1947, when it was dissolved following Japan's constitutional renunciation of the use of force as a means of settling international disputes...
during the Second World War. She belonged to the C Type class
C Type class escort ship
The were a class of ships in the service of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. The Japanese called them "Type C" ocean defense ships, and they were the fifth class of Kaibokan , a name used to denote a multi-purpose vessel.-Background:The Type C, like the and , were dedicated to the...
. CD-63 was built by Mitsubishi at their Kobe Shipyard and completed in October 1944. During the war CD-63 was mostly busy on escort duties. She survived the war and was scrapped in 1948.