| History | |
|---|---|
 Imperial Japanese Navy | |
| Name | Cha-2 |
| Builder | Shanxi Shipbuilding Iron Works Company, Ltd. |
| Laid down | 7 February 1942 |
| Launched | 5 August 1942 |
| Completed | 15 March 1943 |
| Commissioned | 15 March 1943 |
| Stricken | 3 May 1947 |
| Homeport | Yokosuka |
| Fate | Sunk by gunfire fromHMS Tally-Ho, 6 October 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | No.1-classsubmarine chaser |
| Displacement | 130long tons (130 t) standard[1] |
| Length | 29.20 m (95 ft 10 in) overall |
| Beam | 5.65 m (18 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11.0knots (20.4 km/h; 12.7 mph) |
| Range | 1,000 nmi (1,900 km) at 10.0 kn (11.5 mph; 18.5 km/h) |
| Complement | 32 |
| Armament |
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Cha-2 orNo. 2 (Japanese: 第二號驅潜特務艇) was aNo.1-class auxiliary submarine chaser of theImperial Japanese Navy that served duringWorld War II.
She was laid down on 7 February 1942 at theIshinomaki shipyard ofShanxi Shipbuilding Iron Works Co., Ltd [jp] and launched on 5 August 1942.[2] She was fitted with armaments at theYokosuka Naval Arsenal, completed and commissioned on 15 March 1943, and assigned to the Yokosuka Defense Force,Yokosuka Naval District, where she served in waters around Japan as an escort and sub chaser.[2] On 1 June 1943, she was reassigned to theSouthwest Area Fleet.[2]
On 6 October 1944 she was attacked and sunk by gunfire from the British submarineHMS Tally-Ho west ofPenang at04°20′N098°24′E / 4.333°N 98.400°E /4.333; 98.400.[2][3] She was removed from theNavy List on 3 May 1947.[2]
