Japanese fleet oiler Hayasui
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The was a Japanese fleet oiler (hybrid tanker/carrier) of the Imperial Japanese Navy
(IJN), serving during the World War II
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s. After the IJN was defeated at the Battle of Midway
it was decided to add aviation facilities to Hayasui for accompanying the carrier task force, because one of the causes for the defeat in the Battle of Midway was the lack of reconnaissance planes. Also, the IJN learned that carrier task force needed an action of a long term in Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
. The IJN also added the function of food supply ship to her.
Imperial Japanese Navy
The Imperial Japanese Navy was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1869 until 1947, when it was dissolved following Japan's constitutional renunciation of the use of force as a means of settling international disputes...
(IJN), serving during the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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Construction
At first the Hayasui was one of the Kazahaya class fleet oilerJapanese fleet oiler Kazahaya
The was a Japanese fleet oiler, serving during the Second World War.-Construction:*In 1941, the IJN wanted fleet oilers for their carrier task force, because they had only the eight old, low-speed tankers. The IJN prepared sixteen Kawasaki-type tankers to solve this. However, they did not have...
s. After the IJN was defeated at the Battle of Midway
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway is widely regarded as the most important naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II. Between 4 and 7 June 1942, approximately one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea and six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States Navy decisively defeated...
it was decided to add aviation facilities to Hayasui for accompanying the carrier task force, because one of the causes for the defeat in the Battle of Midway was the lack of reconnaissance planes. Also, the IJN learned that carrier task force needed an action of a long term in Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 26 October 1942, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Santa Cruz or in Japanese sources as the , was the fourth carrier battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II and the fourth major naval engagement fought between the United States Navy and the Imperial...
. The IJN also added the function of food supply ship to her.
Service
- 24 April 1944 : Completed.
- May 1944 : Sailed to Tawi-TawiTawi-TawiTawi-Tawi is an island province of the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao . The capital of Tawi-Tawi is Bongao. The province is the southernmost of the country sharing sea borders with the Malaysian State of Sabah and the Indonesian East Kalimantan province. To the...
for Operation A. - 19 to 20 June 1944 : Participation to the Battle of the Philippine SeaBattle of the Philippine SeaThe Battle of the Philippine Sea was a decisive naval battle of World War II which effectively eliminated the Imperial Japanese Navy's ability to conduct large-scale carrier actions. It took place during the United States' amphibious invasion of the Mariana Islands during the Pacific War...
and damaged. - 10 August 1944 : Repairs were completed, and entry to the Hi-71 Convoy (from MojiMoji-ku, Kitakyushuis a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is the former city of Moji which was one of five cities merged to create Kitakyūshū in 1963. It faces the city of Shimonoseki across the Kanmon Straits between Honshū and Kyūshū....
to SingaporeSingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
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Fate
- 03:20, 19 August 1944 : Hayasui was torpedoed (2 hits) by USS BluefishUSS Bluefish (SS-222), a Gato-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the bluefish, a fish of the Atlantic coast of the United States....
at west of Vigan CityVigan CityThe City of Vigan is a 5th class city in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. It is the capital of the Province of Ilocos Sur...
. - About 05:00 : Explosion and sunk at 17°34′N 119°24′E.
- 10 October 1944 : Decommissioned.