Kazahaya on 14 August 1943 at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal |
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| Career | |
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| Name: | Kazahaya |
| Namesake: | Kazahaya-zaki |
| Builder: | Harima Dock Company |
| Laid down: | 30 September 1941 |
| Launched: | 20 January 1943 |
| Completed: | 31 March 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | 1 December 1943 |
| Fate: | Sunk 6 October 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 18,300 long tons (18,594 t) standard |
| Length: | 161.00 m (528 ft 3 in) overall |
| Beam: | 20.10 m (65 ft 11 in) |
| Draught: | 8.83 m (29 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion: | 1 × Ishikawajima geared turbine 2 × Kampon water tube boilers single shaft, 9,500 shp |
| Speed: | 16.5 knots (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h) |
| Capacity: | • 10,000 tons for heavy crude oil • 1,000 tons for gasoline |
| Crew: | 150 |
| Armament: | • 3 × 120 mm (4.7 in) L/45 AA guns • 6 × Type 96 25mm AA guns |
The Kazahaya (風早) was a Japanese fleet oiler, serving during the Second World War.
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She succeeded in one transportation duty, and was sunk by submarines.
| Ship # | Ship | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| 304 | Kazahaya (風早) | Harima Dock Company | 30 September 1941 | 20 January 1943 | 31 March 1943 | Sunk by USS Steelhead and USS Tinosa northwest of Truk 6 October 1943. |
| 305 | Karasaki (韓崎) | Cancelled on 25 July 1943. | ||||
| 306 | Hayasui (速吸) | Harima Dock Company | 1 February 1943 | Converted to the Hayasui class. | ||
| 307 | Inatori (稲取) | Cancelled on 25 July 1943. | ||||
| 5381 | Kariko (雁来) | Cancelled on 5 May 1944. | ||||
| 5382 | Tsurikake (釣掛) | |||||
| 5383 | Kumomi (雲見) | |||||
| 5384 | Kamisu (神須) | |||||
| 5385 | Kōshū (膠州) | |||||
| 5386 | Seitō (青島) | |||||
| 5387 | Noma (野間) |
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