''CD-63'' was a C Type class escort ship (''

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History

She was laid down by Mitsubishi at their Kobe Shipyard on 1 July 1944, launched on 20 September 1944, and completed and commissioned on 15 October 1944. During the war ''CD-63'' was mostly busy on escort duties. On 18 June 1945, in

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, the submarine was sunk by the combined efforts of the escort ships , ''CD-63'', '' CD-75'', '' CD-158'' and . On 10 August 1945 ''CD-63'' struck a

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in Nanao Bay, and was badly damaged and beached to prevent sinking. Struck from the Navy List on 30 September 1945, she was scrapped by 30 April 1948.

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* * * 1944 ships Ships built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Type C escort ships Maritime incidents in August 1945 World War II shipwrecks in the Sea of Japan {{Japan-mil-ship-stub