Japanese fleet oiler Hayasui
Hayasui sinking on 19 August 1944 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Empire of Japan | |
| 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 | Torpedoed and sunk, 19 August 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Hayasui |
| Type | fleet oiler |
| 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 |
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| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
| Range | 9,000 nmi (17,000 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Complement | 301 |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 6 + 1 (E13A or B7A Ryūsei) |
| Aviation facilities | catapult and deck |
Hayasui (速吸, "Quick Absorption") was a Japanese fleet oiler with aircraft facilities (hybrid tanker/carrier) of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during World War II.
Construction
Hayasui was completed as an "improved Kazahaya-class fleet oiler", being therefore the only one of her class. After the lack of reconnaissance planes was identified as a contributing factor to the defeat of the IJN at the Battle of Midway plus the loss of four carriers, aviation facilities were added to Hayasui for accompanying the carrier task force, were six planes could be store on the deck with an additional plane on the launch catapult. Those aircraft could be either Aichi E13A reconnaissance seaplanes, or Aichi B7A Ryūsei torpedo bombers, with the latter unable to land back on her and therefore had to land elsewhere.[1] The Navy later added food supply facilities to the ship to improve the carrier task force's endurance following experience at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.
Service
The ship was completed on 24 April 1944. In May Hayasui sailed to Tawi-Tawi for Operation A. On 5 May the ship collided with the submerged submarine I-155.[2][3] From 19 to 20 June 1944 Hayasui participated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea and was damaged. On 10 August, repairs were completed for convoy Hi-71 departure from Moji to Singapore.
At 03:20 on 19 August Hayasui was torpedoed twice by USS Bluefish west of Vigan City. At about 05:00 the ship suffered an explosion and sank at 17°34′N 119°24′E / 17.567°N 119.400°E. On 10 October the ship was struck from the navy list
References
Footnotes
- ^ #海軍造船技術概要p.864
- ^ Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander. "IJN Hayasui: Tabular Record of Movement". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (May 1, 2016). "IJN Submarine I-155: Tabular Record of Movement". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
Bibliography
- "Rekishi Gunzō"., History of Pacific War Vol.62 "Ships of The Imperial Japanese Forces, Gakken (Japan), January 2008, ISBN 978-4-05-605008-0
- Ships of the World special issue Vol.47, Auxiliary Vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy, "Kaijinsha"., (Japan), March 1997