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Kashi

Country	Japan
Ship Class	Momo-class Destroyer
Builder	Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Japan
Laid Down	15 Mar 1916
Launched	1 Dec 1916
Commissioned	31 Mar 1917
Sunk	10 Oct 1944
Displacement	848 tons standard; 1100 tons full
Length	281 feet
Beam	25 feet
Draft	8 feet
Machinery	Four heavy oil-fired boilers, geared steam turbines, two shafts
Power Output	16700 SHP
Speed	31 knots
Range	2,400nm at 15 knots
Crew	110
Armament	3x4.7in QF guns, 2x6.5mm machine guns, 2x3x53cm torpedo tubes

Contributor: C. Peter Chen

Kashi entered Japanese Navy service in the final phases of WW1 and served in the Mediterranean Sea, based in Malta. In 1937, Japan transferred Kashi to the puppet state of Manchukuo, which renamed her Haiwei and made her the flagship of the Manchukuo navy. In 1942, as Japan required additional shipping due to war demands, she reacquired the ship. Renamed yet again, destroyer Kari served in convoy escort duties, among other tasks. In Oct 1944, while off Okinawa, Japan, she was sunk by carrier aircraft of US Navy Task Force 38.

Source: Wikipedia

Kashi Operational Timeline

15 Mar 1916	The keel of destroyer Kashi was laid down at Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Japan.
1 Dec 1916	Destroyer Kashi was launched at Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Japan.
31 Mar 1917	Destroyer Kashi was completed and entered Japanese naval service.
1 May 1937	Destroyer Kashi was transferred to the Manchukuo Navy and was renamed Haiwei and would serve as Manchukuo's flag ship.
29 Jun 1942	Manchukuo transferred destroyer Haiwei to Japan. The ship was reclassified as an auxiliary escort and was renamed Kari.
10 Oct 1944	Auxiliary escort Kari was sunk by US Task Force 38 carrier aircraft off Okinawa, Japan.