Japanese fleet oiler Hario
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| Career |
|
| 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: |
1 × Mitsubishi geared turbine
2 × Mk.21 simple boilers
single shaft, 8,600 shp |
| 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: |
• 2 × 120 mm (4.7 in) L/45 AA guns
• 16 × Type 96 25mm AA guns |
The Hario (針尾?) was a Japanese fleet oiler, serving during the World War II. 4 vessels were planned under the Maru Sen Programme, however only 1 vessel was completed until the end of war.
Construction
Service
- 1 December 1944 : Completed, and she assigned to the Combined Fleet.
- 24 January 1945 : Entry to the Hi-89 Convoy (from Moji to Singapore).
- 9 February 1945 : Arrived at Singapore.
- 23 February 1945 : Entry to the Hi-94 Convoy (from Singapore to Moji).
- 1 March 1945 : Arrived at relay point Yulin, Hainan.
Fate
- 08:00, 3 March 1945 : Set sail from Yulin.
- 09:47, 3 March 1945 : Hario hit a naval mine and sank.[1]
- 10 May 1945 : Decommissioned.
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?) |
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Cancelled in 1945. |
| 4903 |
Karasaki (韓崎?) |
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| 4904 |
Tatsumai (龍舞?) |
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- ^ a b c Another opinion: Sank on 15:07, 4 March 1945.
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