Japanese fleet oiler Hayasui
{{short description|Aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy}}
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|Ship power= |Ship speed={{convert|16.5|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}} |Ship range={{convert|9000|nmi|km|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|16|kn|mph km/h|abbr=on}} |Ship boats= |Ship troops= |Ship complement=301 |Ship sensors= |Ship capacity=*9,800 tons for heavy crude oil
|Ship crew= |Ship EW= |Ship armament=*4 × 12.7 cm/40 Type 89 naval gun L/40 AA guns
|Ship armour= |Ship aircraft=6 + 1 (Aichi E13A or Aichi B7A) |Ship aircraft facilities=catapult and deck }} |
The {{nihongo|Hayasui|速吸|"Quick Absorption"}} was a Japanese fleet oiler (hybrid tanker/carrier) of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during World War II.
Construction
Hayasui was completed as one of the Kazahaya class fleet oilers. After lack of reconnaissance planes was identified as a contributing factor to defeat of the IJN at the Battle of Midway, aviation facilities were added to Hayasui for accompanying the carrier task force. The IJN added the function of food supply ship to Hayasui to improve carrier task force endurance following experience at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.
Service
- 24 April 1944 : Completed.
- May 1944 : Sailed to Tawi-Tawi for Operation A.
- 5 May 1944 : Collided with submerged submarine I-155.{{cite web |url= http://www.combinedfleet.com/Hayasui_t.htm |title=IJN Hayasui: Tabular Record of Movement |first1=Bob |last1=Hackett |first2=Sander |last2=Kingsepp |work=combinedfleet.com |date=|access-date=22 January 2022}}{{cite web |url= http://www.combinedfleet.com/I-155.htm |title=IJN Submarine I-155: Tabular Record of Movement |first1=Bob |last1=Hackett |first2=Sander |last2=Kingsepp |work=combinedfleet.com |date=May 1, 2016|access-date=22 January 2022}}
- 19 to 20 June 1944 : Participation to the Battle of the Philippine Sea and damaged.
- 10 August 1944 : Repairs were completed for convoy Hi-71 departure from Moji to Singapore.
Fate
- 03:20, 19 August 1944 : Hayasui was torpedoed (2 hits) by USS Bluefish at west of Vigan City.
- About 05:00 : Explosion and sunk at {{coord|17|34|N|119|24|E}}.
- 10 October 1944 : Decommissioned.
References
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=Bibliography=
- {{cite web |url=http://rekigun.net/ |title=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, {{cite web |url=http://www.ships-net.co.jp/ |title=Kaijinsha}}, (Japan), March 1997
{{WWII Japanese auxiliary ships}}
{{May 1944 shipwrecks}}
{{August 1944 shipwrecks}}
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Category:World War II naval ships of Japan
Category:Auxiliary ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy
Category:Escort carriers of the Imperial Japanese Navy
Category:Ships sunk by American submarines
Category:Maritime incidents in May 1944
Category:Maritime incidents in August 1944