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Japanese submarine chaser Cha-5

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She was laid down on 10 January 1942 by Hikoshima Iron Works for the benefit of fishing company Hayashikane Shoten K.K. and launched on 3 August 1942. She was completed on 26 February 1943 and assigned to the Sasebo Defense Force,
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carrying 2 companies of army troops and a naval platoon tasked with establishing a barge depot and staging base at
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in order to facilitate the evacuation of 9,000 troops from the island. She was accompanied by subchaser
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on 26 February 1943. On 1 June 1943, she was reassigned to the First Base Force,
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on the 17th and on 18 August 1943, they were attacked by the USS destroyers
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From mid 1943, the 7.7 mm machine gun was replaced with a 13.2mm machine gun
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On 17 August 1943, she was assigned to escort duty for 13
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The Thunder of the Guns: Battles of the Pacific War
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Index

Empire of Japan
Sasebo
No.1-class
Submarine chaser
knots
nmi
depth charges
No.1-class auxiliary submarine chaser
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II
Sasebo Naval District
Eighth Fleet
Rabaul
Daihatsu-class landing craft
motor torpedo boats
Horaniu
Vella Lavella
Cha-12
Soukoutei-class armored boat
Sazanami
Hamakaze
Isokaze
Shigure
Matsuji Ijuin
Buin
USS Nicholas
USS Chevalier
USS O'Bannon
USS Taylor
Battle off Horaniu

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