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HAYASUI seaplane tender - tanker (1944)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 速吸 [Hayasui] | Harima, Aioi | 1.2.1943 | 25.12.1943 | 24.4.1944 | sunk 19.8.1944 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 18300 |
|---|---|
| Displacement normal, t | 20000 |
| Length, m | 153.0 pp 157.3 wl |
| Breadth, m | 20.1 |
| Draught, m | 8.84 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 set geared steam turbines, 2 Kampon boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 9500 |
| Max speed, kts | 16.5 |
| Fuel, t | oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 2 x 2 - 127/40 89-shiki, 6 x 2 - 25/60 96-shiki, 1 catapult, 6 seaplanes (E7K, E8N, F1M, E13A, A6M-N, E15K, N1K, E16A) |
| Complement |
Standard scale images
Hayasui 1944
Project history
Built under 1941 War Programme, served as fast fleet tanker and seaplane carrier. Second ship, No307, was cancelled. Building of 7 modified ships of Tamano class (Tamano, Shiomi, Takahama, Oshu, Uma, Ryumai, Shiose; 15600/17500t, 17kts, 2x2-127/40, 14 seaplanes) never started.
Modernizations
None.
