Japanese escort ship CD-198
# Japanese escort ship CD-198

CD-198 or No. 198 was a Type D escort ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

## History

She was laid down on 31 December 1944 at the Nagasaki shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the benefit of the Imperial Japanese Navy and launched on 26 February 1945. On 11 March 1945, she was completed and commissioned. On 10 August 1945, she was damaged along with CD-194 by enemy aircraft in the Tsushima Strait at 34°42′N 130°13′E﻿ / ﻿34.700°N 130.217°E﻿ / 34.700; 130.217. On 15 August 1945, Japan announced their unconditional surrender and she was turned over to the Allies in September 1945. On 5 October 1945, she was struck from the Navy List. On 1 December 1945, she was assigned to the Allied Repatriation Service.

On 31 July 1947, she was ceded to the Republic of China as a war reparation and renamed Hsian.

In 1949, she was taken over by the People's Republic of China.

