Japanese fleet oiler Hayasui

Hayasui on 19 August 1944
Career
Name: Hayasui
Namesake: Hayasui-no Seto
Builder: Harima Dock Company
Laid down: 1 February 1943
Launched: 25 December 1943
Completed: 24 April 1944
Decommissioned: 10 October 1944
Fate: Sunk 19 August 1944
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 Mk.21 simple boilers
single shaft, 9,500 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:• 9,800 tons for heavy crude oil
• 200 tons for gasoline
• 750 tons for fresh water
• Fresh vegetables for 2 weeks × 2,800 men
• Foods for 30 days × 1,100 men
Complement:301
Armament:• 4 × 127 mm (5.0 in) L/40 AA guns
• 8 × Type 96 25mm AA guns
Aircraft carried:6 + 1 (Aichi E13A or Aichi B7A)
Aviation facilities:catapult and deck

The Hayasui (速吸) was a Japanese fleet oiler (hybrid tanker/carrier) of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during the World War II.

Construction

Hayasui was completed as one of the Kazahaya class fleet oilers. After lack of reconnaissance planes was identified as a contributing factor to defeat of the IJN at the Battle of Midway, aviation facilities were added to Hayasui for accompanying the carrier task force. The IJN added the function of food supply ship to Hayasui to improve carrier task force endurance following experience at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.

Service

Fate

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