Japanese submarine chaser CH-22
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The Japanese submarine chaser CH-22 was a No.13 class
sub chaser of the Imperial Japanese Navy
during World War II. She was built by the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
, Yokohama
and launched on 29 May 1941 and completed on 12 October 1941. On 24 August 1942, she left Rabaul
as part of Operation RE, for the landings at Milne Bay
.
, New Ireland in Convoy O-902, she was attacked by United States Army Air Force B-25's of the 500th
and 501st Bombardment Squadron
s, A-20's of the 3rd Bombardment Group and P-38's and was sunk at 03-04S, 150-42E.
No.13 class submarine chaser
The was a class of submarine chasers of the Imperial Japanese Navy , serving during and after World War II. There were three sub classes, however the IJN's official document calls all of them the No.13 class.-Background:...
sub chaser of the Imperial Japanese Navy
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 World War II. She was built by the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
, or MHI, is a Japanese company. It is one of the core companies of Mitsubishi Group.-History:In 1870 Yataro Iwasaki, the founder of Mitsubishi took a lease of Government-owned Nagasaki Shipyard. He named it Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works, and started the shipbuilding business on a full scale...
, Yokohama
Yokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
and launched on 29 May 1941 and completed on 12 October 1941. On 24 August 1942, she left Rabaul
Rabaul
Rabaul is a township in East New Britain province, Papua New Guinea. The town was the provincial capital and most important settlement in the province until it was destroyed in 1994 by falling ash of a volcanic eruption. During the eruption, ash was sent thousands of metres into the air and the...
as part of Operation RE, for the landings at Milne Bay
Milne Bay
Milne Bay is a large bay in Milne Bay Province, southeastern Papua New Guinea. The bay is named after Sir Alexander Milne.The area was a site of the Battle of Milne Bay in 1942....
.
Fate
On 19 February 1944, while off KaviengKavieng
Kavieng is the capital of the Papua New Guinean province of New Ireland and the largest town on the island of the same name. The town is located at Balgai Bay, on the northern tip of the island. As of 2000, it had a population of 10,600....
, New Ireland in Convoy O-902, she was attacked by United States Army Air Force B-25's of the 500th
500th Bombardment Squadron
The 500th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 345th Bombardment Wing, based at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. It was inactivated on 25 June 1959.-History:...
and 501st Bombardment Squadron
501st Bombardment Squadron
The 501st Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 345th Bombardment Wing, based at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. It was inactivated on 25 June 1959.-History:...
s, A-20's of the 3rd Bombardment Group and P-38's and was sunk at 03-04S, 150-42E.