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{{Infobox ship image| Ship image= Japanese oiler Ashizuri in 1943.jpg | Ship caption= Ashizuri in 1943
}}{{Infobox ship class overview | Name=Ashizuri-class combat support ship | Builders=Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Empire of Japan}} | Class before= | Class after= | Subclasses= | Cost= | Built range=1941–1943 | In service range= | In commission range=1943–1944 | Total ships building= | Total ships planned=2 | Total ships completed=2 | Total ships cancelled= | Total ships active= | Total ships laid up= | Total ships lost=2 | Total ships retired= | Total ships preserved=
}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | Ship class= | Ship type= | Ship tonnage= | 7951|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} standard | 133.0|m|ftin|abbr=on}} overall | 16.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship height= | 6.0|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship draft= | 6,000|bhp|abbr=on}} | Ship power= | 16|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}} | 5500|nmi|km|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|14|kn|mph km/h|abbr=on}} | Ship boats= | Ship troops= | Ship complement=192 | Ship capacity=*2,350 tons for gasoline- 880 tons for ammunition and food
| Ship crew= | Ship EW= | Ship armament=*Ashizuri, 1943- 4 × {{convert|127|mm|in|0|abbr=on}} L/40 AA gun
- 4 × Type 96 25mm AA guns
| Ship armour=
}} | The {{nihongo|Ashizuri-class combat support ship|足摺型給油艦|Ashizuri-gata kyūyukan}} was a class of two support ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during World War II. ConstructionIn 1940, the IJN planned two support ship classes to help their aircraft carriers. One was the 4,500-ton {{sclass-|Sunosaki|combat support ship|4}}, the other one the 8,000 ton Ashizuri class. The Ashizuri was planned to support for two large-sized carriers ({{ship|Japanese aircraft carrier|Akagi||2}}, {{ship|Japanese aircraft carrier|Kaga||2}} and {{sclass-|Shōkaku|aircraft carrier|4}}) in the battlefield. The thought is the same as USS Sacramento. ServiceNot joining the IJN till mid-1943 when the Japanese navy was well and truly on the back foot, the ships participated in convoy duties delivering fuel oil around Southeast Asia. Their top speed of 16 knots meant that they would not have been capable of keeping up with the fast carrier battle groups. Ashizuri was sunk by the {{USS|Puffer|SS-268|6}} on 5 June 1944, and Shioya was lost to {{USS|Rasher|SS-269|6}} three days later. Ships in class| Ship # | Ship | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate | | 219 | {{ship|Japanese combat support ship|Ashizuri | 足摺}} | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki Shipyard | 08-07-1941 | 16-05-1942 | 30-01-1943 | Puffer|SS-268|6}} at Sulu Sea {{coord|06|33|N|122|55|E|}} 05-06-1944. | | 220 | {{ship|Japanese combat support ship|Shioya | 塩屋}} | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki Shipyard | 01-04-1942 | 08-03-1943 | 09-11-1943 | Rasher|SS-269|6}} at west of Manado 08-06-1944. | |
References- {{cite web |url=http://rekigun.net/ |title=Rekishi Gunzō}}, History of Pacific War Vol.62 "Ships of The Imperial Japanese Forces, Gakken (Japan), January 2008, {{ISBN|978-4-05-605008-0}}
- Ships of the World special issue Vol.47, Auxiliary Vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy, {{cite web |url=http://www.ships-net.co.jp/ |title=Kaijinsha}}, (Japan), March 1997
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