''CD-194'' or ''No. 194'' was a Type D escort ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

History

She was laid down on 18 December 1944 at the Nagasaki shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the benefit of the Imperial Japanese Navy and launched on 15 February 1944. On 15 March 1945, she was completed and commissioned. On 10 August 1945, she was damaged along with '' CD-198'' by enemy aircraft in the Tsushima Strait at . On 15 August 1945, Japan announced their unconditional surrender and she was turned over to the Allies. On 5 October 1945, she was struck from the Navy List. She was assigned to the Allied Repatriation Service and went on several repatriation journeys. On 6 July 1947, she was ceded to the

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as a war reparation and renamed ''Weihai'' (威海). On 23 April 1949, she was attacked an damage by gunfire on the Yangtze River and seized by forces of the People's Republic of China.

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* 1945 ships Type D escort ships Ships built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy Ships of the Republic of China Navy Naval ships of China {{Japan-mil-ship-stub