Japanese escort ship No.23

CD-23 was a C Type escort ship (Kaibōkan) of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War.

History
CD-23 was laid down by the Nihonkai Dock Company on 10 February 1944, launched on 20 May 1944, and completed and commissioned on 15 September 1944. During the war CD-23 was mostly busy on escort duties.

On 12 January 1945, while on convoy duty north of Qui Nhon (14.25°N, 109.16667°W), CD-23 was attacked and sunk by planes from the aircraft carriers USS Essex (CV-9), USS Ticonderoga (CV-14), USS Langley (CVL-27) and USS San Jacinto (CVL-30) which were part of Rear Admiral Frederick C. Sherman's Task Group 38.3 that had entered the South China Sea to raid Japanese shipping. 155 of her crew were killed.

CD-23 was struck from the Navy List on 10 March 1945.