Japanese fleet oiler Hario

The Hario (針尾) was a Japanese fleet oiler, serving during World War II. Four vessels were planned under the Maru Sen Programme; however, only one vessel was completed by the end of war.

History
NameHario
NamesakeHario Channel
BuilderHarima Zōsen Corporation
Laid down2 June 1944
Launched4 October 1944
Completed1 December 1944
Commissioned1 December 1944
Decommissioned10 May 1945
FateSunk on 3 March 1945 [1]
Class overview
Preceded byKazahaya-class oiler
Succeeded byMuroto-class collier
General characteristics
TypeReplenishment oiler
Displacement18,500 long tons (18,797 t) standard
Length154.32 m (506 ft 4 in) Lpp
Beam20.00 m (65 ft 7 in)
Draught8.80 m (28 ft 10 in)
Propulsion
  • 1 × Mitsubishi geared turbine
  • 2 × Mk.21 simple boilers
  • single shaft, 8,600 shp
Speed16.5 knots (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h)
Range9,000 nmi (17,000 km) at 16 kn (18 mph; 30 km/h)
Capacityunknown
Complementunknown
Armament

Construction

The Hario-class oilers were planned instead of the cancelled Kazahaya class oilers. The Navy Technical Department (Kampon) armed these vessels as a Type 1TL wartime standard ship.

Service

The Hario was completed and assigned to the Combined Fleet on 1 December 1944, joining the Hi-89 convoy from Moji to Singapore on 24 January 1945. She arrived in Singapore on 9 February 1945, joining the Hi-94 convoy (returning to Moji from Singapore) on 23 February 1945. On 1 March, she arrived at a relay point at Yulin, Hainan. Two days later, on 3 March, she left Yulin, only to hit a mine and sink the same day.[1] She was decommissioned 10 May.

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) Cancelled in 1945.
4903 Karasaki (韓崎)
4904 Tatsumai (龍舞)

Footnotes
  1. Another opinion: Sank on 15:07, 4 March 1945.

References
  • Ships of the World special issue Vol.47, Auxiliary Vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy, "Kaijinsha"., (Japan), March 1997
  • Shinshichirō Komamiya, The Wartime Convoy Histories, "Shuppan Kyōdōsha". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-05-23., (Japan), October 1987, ISBN 4-87970-047-9

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