Japanese fleet oiler Kazahaya

The Kazahaya (風早) was a Japanese fleet oiler, serving during the Second World War.

Construction

 * In 1941, the IJN wanted fleet oilers for their carrier task force, because they had only the eight old, low-speed tankers. The IJN prepared sixteen Kawasaki-type tankers to solve this. However, they did not have facilities for gasoline.
 * The IJN intended to build four Kazahayas (Ship # 304-307). However, all naval arsenals were crowded for the outbreak of war. The IJN was bought a same type of Harima's merchant tanker with the Kazahaya's naval budget.

Service
She succeeded in one transportation duty, and was sunk by submarines.