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| Tonnage | 18,300 tons standard |
| Dimensions | 460'0" by 59'6" by 27'11" 140.21m by 18.14m by 8.51m |
| Maximum speed | 16.5 knots |
| Armament | 3 4.7"/45
dual-purpose guns 6 25mm/60 antiaircraft guns |
| Machinery |
1-shaft geared turbine (9500 shp) 2 boilers |
The Kazahaya was completed on 31 March 1943.
She
was intended to be the first of a series of fast fleet tankers, but the
remaining units were canceled, a ghastly mistake on the part of the
Japanese. She was torpedoed on 6
October 1943 off Truk by Tinosa and Steelhead.
References:
Jentschura, Jung, and Mickel (1977)
Materials of
IJN (accessed 2009-12-24)
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