Japanese destroyer Kashi (1916)

For other ships with the same name, see Japanese ship Kashi.

A Momo class destroyer, possibly Kashi
History
Imperial Japanese Navy
Name	Kashi
Namesake	Evergreen Oak Tree in Japanese
Builder	Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Japan
Laid down	15 March 1916
Launched	1 December 1916
Fate	Transferred to Manchukuo Imperial Navy
History
Manchukuo Imperial Navy
Name	Han Wei
Acquired	1 May 1937
Fate	Transferred back to Japan
History
Imperial Japanese Navy
Name	Kali
Acquired	6 June 1942
Fate	Sunk on 10 October 1944 by the Fast Carrier Task Force
General characteristics
Class and type	Momo-class destroyer
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	835 long tons (848 t) normal, 1,080 long tons (1,100 t) full load
Length	83.8 m (275 ft) pp, 85.8 m (281 ft) overall
Beam	7.7 m (25 ft)
Draught	2.3 m (7.5 ft)
Propulsion	2-shaft steam turbine, 4 heavy oil-fired boilers 16,700 ihp (12,500 kW)
Speed	31.5 knots (58.3 km/h)
Range	2,400 nautical miles (4,400 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement	110
Armament	3 × QF 4.7 inch Gun Mk I - IV 2 ×6.5mm machine guns 6× 53cm torpedoes

The Kashi was a Japanese destroyer of the Momo-class, built in Japan, that served in the last part of World War One, and throughout World War Two, as part of the Imperial Japanese Navy, and the Imperial Manchukuo Navy, before being returned to the Imperial Japanese Navy.

History

Japan

The Kashi along with the other three destroyers in the Momo class, served in Malta from August 1917 to the end of World War One in November 11, 1918. They were attached to the 15th Flotilla along with the cruiser Idzumo, assigned to protect convoys.

Manchukuo

Kashi was transferred to the Manchukuo Imperial Navy on 1 May 1937 and was renamed Hai Wei (Chinese: 海威; pinyin: Hǎi Wēi).

Japan again

On 6 June 1942, Hai Wei was transferred back to the Imperial Japanese Navy, and reclassified as the auxiliary escort Kaii. The ship fought in World War II, and was sunk by United States Navy aircraft from the Fast Carrier Task Force off of Okinawa on 10 October 1944.