Japanese fleet oiler Hario
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Hario |
| Namesake | Hario Channel |
| Builder | Harima Zōsen Corporation |
| Laid down | 2 June 1944 |
| Launched | 4 October 1944 |
| Completed | 1 December 1944 |
| Commissioned | 1 December 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 10 May 1945 |
| Fate | Sunk on 3 March 1945 [1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 18,500 long tons (18,797 t) standard |
| Length | 154.32 m (506 ft 4 in) Lpp |
| Beam | 20.00 m (65 ft 7 in) |
| Draught | 8.80 m (28 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16.5 knots (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h) |
| Range | 9,000 nmi (17,000 km) at 16 kn (18 mph; 30 km/h) |
| Capacity | unknown |
| Complement | unknown |
| Armament |
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The Hario (針尾) was a Japanese fleet oiler, serving during World War II. 4 vessels were planned under the Maru Sen Programme, however only 1 vessel was completed until the end of war.
Construction
The Hario-class oilers were planned instead of the cancelled Kazahaya class oilers. The Navy Technical Department (Kampon) armed these vessels as a Type 1TL wartime standard ship.
Service
The Hario was completed and assigned to the Combined Fleet on 1 December 1944, joining the Hi-89 convoy from Moji to Singapore on 24 January 1945. She arrived in Singapore on 9 February 1945, joining the Hi-94 convoy (returning to Moji from Singapore) on 23 February 1945. On 1 March, she arrived at a relay point at Yulin, Hainan. Two days later, on 3 March, she left Yulin, only to hit a mine and sink the same day.[1] She was decommissioned 10 May.
Ships in class
| Ship # | Ship | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| 4901 | Hario (針尾) | Harima Zōsen Corporation | 2 June 1944 | 4 October 1944 | 1 December 1944 | Struck a naval mine at Yulin and sank on 3 March 1945.[1] |
| 4902 | Inatori (稲取) | Cancelled in 1945. | ||||
| 4903 | Karasaki (韓崎) | |||||
| 4904 | Tatsumai (龍舞) |
Footnotes
References
- Ships of the World special issue Vol.47, Auxiliary Vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy, "Kaijinsha"., (Japan), March 1997
- Shinshichirō Komamiya, The Wartime Convoy Histories, "Shuppan Kyōdōsha". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-05-23., (Japan), October 1987, ISBN 4-87970-047-9