Japanese destroyer Kaba (1945)

Kaba (right) in October 1945
History
Empire of Japan
Name	Kaba
Namesake	Birch
Ordered	1943
Builder	Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka
Laid down	15 October 1944
Launched	27 February 1945
Completed	29 May 1945
Stricken	5 October 1945
Fate	Turned over to the US Navy, 4 August 1947, and scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Tachibana sub-class of the Matsu-class escort destroyer
Displacement	1,309 t (1,288 long tons) (standard)
Length	100 m (328 ft 1 in) (o/a)
Beam	9.35 m (30 ft 8 in)
Draft	3.37 m (11 ft 1 in)
Installed power	2 × water-tube boilers 19,000 shp (14,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 shafts, 2 × geared steam turbines
Speed	27.8 knots (51.5 km/h; 32.0 mph)
Range	4,680 nmi (8,670 km; 5,390 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Sensors and processing systems	1 × Type 22 search radar 1 × Type 13 early-warning radar
Armament	1 × twin, 1 × single 127 mm (5 in) DP guns 4 × triple, 13 × single 25 mm (1 in) AA guns 1 × quadruple 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes 2 × rails, 2 × throwers for 60 depth charges

Kaba (樺, "Birch") was one of 23 escort destroyers of the Tachibana sub-class of the Matsu class built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the final stages of World War II. Completed in mid-1945, the ship was slightly damaged during the American attacks on Kure and the Inland Sea in July. She was used to repatriate Japanese personnel after the war until 1947. Mid-year the destroyer was turned over to the United States and subsequently scrapped.