Japanese fleet oiler Hario

History


Name:	Hario
Namesake:	Hario Channel
Builder:	Harima Zōsen Corporation
Laid down:	2 June 1944
Launched:	4 October 1944
Completed:	1 December 1944
Commissioned:	1 December 1944
Decommissioned:	10 May 1945
Fate:	Sunk on 3 March 1945 ^[1]
General characteristics
Displacement:	18,500 long tons (18,797 t) standard
Length:	154.32 m (506 ft 4 in) Lpp
Beam:	20.00 m (65 ft 7 in)
Draught:	8.80 m (28 ft 10 in)
Propulsion:	1 × Mitsubishi geared turbine 2 × Mk.21 simple boilers single shaft, 8,600 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:	unknown
Complement:	unknown
Armament:	2 × 120 mm (4.7 in) L/45 AA guns 16 × Type 96 25mm AA guns

The Hario (針尾) was a Japanese fleet oiler, serving during the World War II. 4 vessels were planned under the Maru Sen Programme, however only 1 vessel was completed until 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 copmleted 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 2 3 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". , (Japan), October 1987, ISBN 4-87970-047-9

Japanese auxiliary ship classes of World War II

Colliers and oilers	Notoro Ondo Sunosaki Ashizuri Kazahaya^S Hayasui^S Hario^S Muroto Teiyō Maru^S Ōse (ex-Dutch tanker Genota)^SC

Food supply ships	Mamiya^S Nosaki^S Kinesaki Irako^S Kurasaki^SC

Landing ships	No.1 No.101 Shinshū Maru^S (Army) SS (Army)

Armed merchant cruisers	Aikoku Maru^S Kongō Maru^S Noshiro Maru^S

Minelayers and cable layer	Tokiwa^SC Itsukushima^S Yaeyama^S Okinoshima^S Tsugaru^S Minoo^SC Shirataka^S Hatsutaka Tsubame Natsushima (1933) Sokuten (1938) Hirashima Ajiro^S Kamishima Hashima Sokuten (1913) Aux. No.1 Aux. No.101 (ex-HMS Barlight)^SC

Minesweepers	No.1 (1923) No.5 (1928) No.13 No.17 No.7 (1938) No.19 No.101 (ex-HMS Taitam and HMS Waglan)^C Aux. No.1 Aux. No.101 (ex-HNLMS DEFG-class) Aux. No.104 (ex-HNLMS DEFG-class)

Patrol boats	No.1^C No.31^C No.46^SC No.101 (ex-HMS Thracian)^SC No.102 (ex-USS Stewart)^SC No.103 (ex-USS Finch)^SC No.104 (ex-Dutch East Indies Valk and Arend)^C No.105 (ex-Philippine customs Arayat)^SC No.106 (ex-HNLMS Banckert)^SCI No.107 (ex-USS Genesee)^SC No.109 (ex-Dutch East Indies Fazant)^SC Aux. No.1

Repair ships	Asahi^SC Akashi^S Hayase (ex-Chinese passenger Chin Kiang)^SC Hitonose (ex-ROCN Min Sheng)^SC

Seaplane tenders	Notoro Kamoi^SC Chitose Mizuho^S Nisshin^S Akitsushima^S Kamikawa Maru

Submarine chasers	No.1 No.3^S No.4 No.13 No.28 No.60 Aux. No.1 Aux. No.101 (ex-HNLMS Tjerimai)^SC Aux. No.102 (ex-HNLMS Ardjoeno class)^C Aux. No.103 (ex-HNLMS B1 class)^C Aux. No.111 (ex-HNLMS P13 or P14)^SC Aux. No.112 (ex-HNLMS A class)^C Aux. No.117 (ex-HNLMS Bantam)^C Aux. No.251 Aux. No.253^S

Submarine tenders	Komahashi^SC Jingei Taigei^S

Survey ships	Tsukushi^S Katsuriki^SC Hakusa (ex-China customs Fu Hsing)^SC

Target ships	Settsu^SC Yakaze^SC Hakachi^S Ōhama^S

Training ships	Fuji^SC Shikishima^SC Asama^SC Azuma^SC Kasuga^SC Atada (ex-ROCN Yat Sen)^SC

Others	Sōya (freighter)^SC Kashino (turret transporter)^S Ōtomari (icebreaker)^S Tategami (salvage tug) Kasashima (salvage tug) Miura (salvage tug) Kaiyō No.1 (oceanographic research ship) Asuka (traffic ship, ex-ROCN Yung Chien)^SC

S Single ship of class C Converted to ship type I Incomplete until the end of war

Coordinates: 18°10′N 109°40′E / 18.167°N 109.667°E / 18.167; 109.667

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