Japanese fleet oiler Hario

WWII era Japanese ship

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]
Class overview
Preceded by| Kazahaya-class oiler
Succeeded by| Muroto-class collier
General characteristics
Type| Replenishment oiler
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 World War II. Four vessels were planned under the Maru Sen Programme; however, only one vessel was completed by the end of war.

## Construction

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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

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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

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Ship # | Ship | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate

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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

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1. ^ a b c Another opinion: Sank on 15:07, 4 March 1945.

## References

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* 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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Japanese auxiliary ship classes of World War II

Colliers and oilers|

* Notoro
* Ondo
* Sunosaki
* Ashizuri
* KazahayaS
* HayasuiS
* HarioS
* Muroto
* Teiyō MaruS
* Ōse (ex-SS Genota)SC

Food supply ships|

* MamiyaS
* NosakiS
* Kinesaki
* IrakoS
* KurasakiSC

Landing ships|

* No.1
* No.101
* Shinshū MaruS (Army)
* SS (Army)

Armed merchant cruisers|

* Aikoku MaruS
* Hōkoku MaruS
* Kongō MaruS
* Noshiro MaruS

Minelayers
and cable layer|

* TokiwaSC
* ItsukushimaS
* YaeyamaS
* OkinoshimaS
* TsugaruS
* MinooSC
* ShiratakaS
* Hatsutaka
* Tsubame
* Natsushima (1933)
* Sokuten (1938)
* Hirashima
* AjiroS
* 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.1C
* No.31C
* No.46SC
* 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 (1929))SCI
* No.107 (ex-USS Genesee)SC
* No.109 (ex-Dutch East Indies Fazant)SC
* Aux. No.1

Repair ships|

* AsahiSC
* AkashiS
* Hayase (ex-Chinese passenger Chin Kiang)SC
* Hitonose (ex-ROCN Min Sheng)SC

Seaplane tenders|

* NotoroSC
* KamoiSC
* Chitose
* MizuhoS
* NisshinS
* AkitsushimaS
* Kamikawa MaruC

Submarine chasers|

* No.1
* No.3S
* 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)C
* Aux. No.117 (ex-HNLMS Bantam)C
* Aux. No.251
* Aux. No.253S

Submarine tenders|

* KomahashiSC
* Jingei
* TaigeiS
* Heian MaruSC

Survey ships|

* TsukushiS
* KatsurikiSC
* Hakusa (ex-China customs Fu Hsing)SC

Target ships|

* SettsuSC
* YakazeSC
* HakachiS
* ŌhamaS

Training ships|

* FujiSC
* ShikishimaSC
* AsamaSC
* AzumaSC
* KasugaSC
* 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

Single ship of class

Converted to ship type

Incomplete until the end of war

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