Hai Wei 1941
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 海王 <Hai Wei> (ex-<Kashi>) | Maizuru K K, Japan | 3/1916 | 1/12/1916 | 3/1917 // 5/1937 | to Japan 6/1942 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
835 |
|
Displacement full, t |
1080 |
|
Length, m |
83.8 pp 85.6 wl |
|
Breadth, m |
7.70 |
|
Draught, m |
2.30 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
Curtis geared steam turbines, 4 Kampon boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
7000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
15 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 304 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2400(10) |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 120/40 41-shiki, some MGs, DCs |
|
Complement |
110 |
Ship
project history: Former Japanese torpedo boat Kashi
of Momo class, transferred to Manchukuo as patrol ship, without TTs and
with changed artillery (originally carried 3 120mm/45 guns and 2 triple 450mm TTs).
In this time because of machinery deterioration speed has fallen from initial 31.5 to 15
kts. Authentic data about new armament structure is absent; probably, except 2 120mm
guns, Hai Wei carried some MGs and DCs.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: In 1942, owing to heavy ships losses, Japanese returned the ship to themselves and commissioned her as Kaii. She was sunk 10/10/1944 at Okinawa by American carrier aircraft.
© Ivan Gogin, 2011