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.
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. 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. |
4902 | Inatori (稲取) | Cancelled in 1945. | ||||
4903 | Karasaki (韓崎) | |||||
4904 | Tatsumai (龍舞) |
Footnotes
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