Japanese fleet oiler Kazahaya
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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 tankerKawasaki type tankerThe was a type of oiler of Japan, serving during 1930s and World War II. They do not have official class name. Therefore, this article used common class names. And, this type has some variants. This article handles them collectively.-Background:...
s to solve this. However, they did not have facilities for gasoline. - The IJN intended to build four Kazahayas (Ship # 304-307). However, all naval arsenals were crowded for the outbreak of war. The IJN was bought a same type of HarimaIHIThe acronym IHI can refer to:* Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries, a Japanese company which produces ships, aero-engines, and other transport-related machinery* Information Holdings Inc., part of The Thomson Corporation since 2004...
's merchant tanker with the Kazahayas naval budget.
Ships in class
| Ship # | Ship | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| 304 | Harima Dock Company | 30 September 1941 | 20 January 1943 | 31 March 1943 | Sunk by USS Steelhead USS Steelhead (SS-280) USS Steelhead , a Gato-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the steelhead, a North American trout found from California to Alaska.... and USS Tinosa USS Tinosa (SS-283) USS Tinosa , a , was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the tinosa, a poisonous, black, tropical fish.The first Tinosa was laid down on 21 February 1942 at Vallejo, California, by the Mare Island Navy Yard; launched on 7 October 1942; sponsored by Mrs. William E. Molloy; and... northwest of Truk 6 October 1943. |
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| 305 | Cancelled on 25 July 1943. | |||||
| 306 | Harima Dock Company | 1 February 1943 | Converted to the Hayasui class. | |||
| 307 | Cancelled on 25 July 1943. | |||||
| 5381 | Cancelled on 5 May 1944. | |||||
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