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Revision 1
1 August 1944:
Laid down at the Sasebo Navy Yard.
19 November 1944:
Launched and named KUGA.
25 January 1945:
Completed and registered in the Kure Naval District. Reserve Cdr Itou Toshihide is the Commanding Officer. Attached to the Kure Guard Unit at Saeki.
5 March 1945:
Reassigned to the First Surface Escort Division. Escorts an unidentified convoy from Moji to Keelung, Formosa.
15 March 1945:
Departs Kure.
16 March 1945:
At 0650 arrives at Moji.
19 March 1945:
At 1630 departs Moji.
25 April 1945:
Escorts convoys in the South Korea Sea area.
25 June 1945:
Fukagawa Bay. KUGA strikes a mine and is rendered unnavigable.
15 August 1945:
Maizuru. Undergoing repairs at the end of the war.
30 November 1945:
Removed from the Navy List.
30 May 1948:
Scrapped.
Authors' Note:
Thanks go to Gilbert Casse of France, and Matthew Jones of Missisippi, USA for help in identifying COs.
-Bob Hackett and Peter Cundall
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