Japanese Subchasers


Builders and Years Completed:	Various 1942-1944
Displacement:	420-tons standard.
Dimensions:	160.9' x 22' x 8.8'
Propulsion:	2 diesel engines, 2-shafts, 1,700 b.h.p, maximum speed 16 knots
Armament:	1 x 80-mm (3-inch)/40 cal HA gun, 2 x 13.2-mm mg, 2 depth charge rails, 36 depth charges.

CH-28 Class Submarine Chasers

(Subchaser No. 46 by Takeshi Yuki scanned from "Color Paintings of Japanese Warships")
The CH-28s were an improved design based on the CH-13 class design. From Sep '44, most of the surviving units of the class were rearmed with triple-mount 25-mm Type 96AA guns and were fitted with Type 22 radars.

Builders and
Years Completed: Various
1942-1944

Displacement: 420-tons standard.

Dimensions: 160.9' x 22' x 8.8'
Propulsion: 2 diesel engines, 2-shafts, 1,700 b.h.p, maximum speed 16 knots
Armament: 1 x 80-mm (3-inch)/40 cal HA gun, 2 x 13.2-mm mg, 2 depth charge rails, 36 depth charges.