The Imperial Japanese Navy received its first submarines during the Russo-Japanese War, but these vessels were not operational until after the war ended. During the post-war period, submarine warfare was given a low priority for development, as the early submarines were regarded as unsafe, and useful only for short-range coastal point defense.[1] However, the small Japanese submarine force required a support vessel, and Karasaki was modified for this role.
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Karasaki had an overall length of 127.7 m (419 ft 0 in), and beam of 15.2 m (49 ft 10 in), with a nominal displacement of 9,570 long tons (9,724 t) and draught of 4.85 m (15 ft 11 in). She had a clipper bow, single stack, and two masts for auxiliary sail propulsion.
On 6 February 1904, two days before the official start of the Russo-Japanese War, Ekaterinoslav was captured by the Imperial Japanese Navy off Busan. Due to her relatively new age, good condition and large capacity, she was immediately pressed into service as a transport with the unofficial name of Karasaki Maru, moving troops and war materials from the Japanese home islands to the Korean Peninsula and the Liaodong Peninsula in support of the Imperial Japanese Army. She served in this capacity to October 1904.
At the end of 1904, Karasaki Maru was sent to the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal for conversion into a submarine tender. She was officially commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy on 4 July 1905. On 8 March 1906, she was renamed Karasaki, and was officially re-designated as a torpedo boat tender.[2] In August 1912, the Imperial Japanese Navy abolished the torpedo boat tender classification, and Karasaki was re-designated as a second-class kaibokan. However, the designation of torpedo boat tender was revived in April 1920. From 1924, Karasaki was then assigned to the submarine training school at Kure Naval District, and from 1 December 1924, was again officially designated as a submarine tender.
Karasaki was transferred to the reserves from 15 November 1934. She was struck from the Navy Directory on 1 April 1939. Her demilitarized hulk was named Haikan No.9 and was moored at Kure Naval Base as a floating barracks. She was scrapped in 1942.
Referencesedit
Evans, David C.; Peattie, Mark R. (1997). Kaigun: Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1887-1941. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN0-87021-192-7.
Jentsura, Hansgeorg (1976). Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869-1945. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN0-87021-893-X.
Ships of the World special issue Vol.47, Auxiliary Vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy, "Kaijinsha"., (Japan), March 1997
External linksedit
Nishida, Hiroshi. "Materials of IJN". Imperial Japanese Navy.
^ abJentsura, Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, p. 216
May 08, 2024
japanese, submarine, tender, karasaki, karasaki, 韓崎, first, submarine, tender, operated, imperial, japanese, navy, named, after, cape, northern, tsushima, island, karasaki, seto, inland, circa, 1930history, empire, japan, namekarasaki, builderhawthorn, leslie,. Karasaki 韓崎 was the first submarine tender operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy She was named after a cape on northern Tsushima Island Karasaki in the Seto Inland Sea circa 1930History Empire of Japan NameKarasaki BuilderHawthorn Leslie and Company UK Launched30 January 1896 Completed1897 Acquired1904 Commissioned4 July 1905 Stricken1 April 1939 FateScrapped 1942 General characteristics TypeSubmarine tender Displacement9 570 long tons 9 724 t Length127 7 m 419 ft 0 in o a Beam15 2 m 49 ft 10 in Draught4 85 m 15 ft 11 in Propulsion2 shaft Reciprocating Vertical Triple Expansion VTE Engines 4 boilers 2 300 shp 1 700 kW Speed12 6 knots 14 5 mph 23 3 km h Complement249 Armament1 QF 12 pounder 18 cwt naval guns 4 QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss Contents 1 Background 2 Design 3 Operational career 4 References 5 External links 6 NotesBackground editThe Imperial Japanese Navy received its first submarines during the Russo Japanese War but these vessels were not operational until after the war ended During the post war period submarine warfare was given a low priority for development as the early submarines were regarded as unsafe and useful only for short range coastal point defense 1 However the small Japanese submarine force required a support vessel and Karasaki was modified for this role Design editKarasaki had an overall length of 127 7 m 419 ft 0 in and beam of 15 2 m 49 ft 10 in with a nominal displacement of 9 570 long tons 9 724 t and draught of 4 85 m 15 ft 11 in She had a clipper bow single stack and two masts for auxiliary sail propulsion Operational career editKarasaki was launched on 30 January 1896 by the Hawthorn Leslie and Company of Newcastle on Tyne in the United Kingdom as a combined passenger cargo vessel ship named the SS Ekaterinoslav Russian Ekaterinoslav for the Russian Volunteer Fleet a ship transport association established in the Russian Empire in 1878 and funded from voluntary contributions collected by subscription 2 On 6 February 1904 two days before the official start of the Russo Japanese War Ekaterinoslav was captured by the Imperial Japanese Navy off Busan Due to her relatively new age good condition and large capacity she was immediately pressed into service as a transport with the unofficial name of Karasaki Maru moving troops and war materials from the Japanese home islands to the Korean Peninsula and the Liaodong Peninsula in support of the Imperial Japanese Army She served in this capacity to October 1904 At the end of 1904 Karasaki Maru was sent to the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal for conversion into a submarine tender She was officially commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy on 4 July 1905 On 8 March 1906 she was renamed Karasaki and was officially re designated as a torpedo boat tender 2 In August 1912 the Imperial Japanese Navy abolished the torpedo boat tender classification and Karasaki was re designated as a second class kaibokan However the designation of torpedo boat tender was revived in April 1920 From 1924 Karasaki was then assigned to the submarine training school at Kure Naval District and from 1 December 1924 was again officially designated as a submarine tender Karasaki was transferred to the reserves from 15 November 1934 She was struck from the Navy Directory on 1 April 1939 Her demilitarized hulk was named Haikan No 9 and was moored at Kure Naval Base as a floating barracks She was scrapped in 1942 References editEvans David C Peattie Mark R 1997 Kaigun Strategy Tactics and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy 1887 1941 Annapolis MD Naval Institute Press ISBN 0 87021 192 7 Jentsura Hansgeorg 1976 Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy 1869 1945 Annapolis MD Naval Institute Press ISBN 0 87021 893 X Ships of the World special issue Vol 47 Auxiliary Vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy Kaijinsha Japan March 1997External links editNishida Hiroshi Materials of IJN Imperial Japanese Navy Notes edit Peatty Kaigun p 114 a b Jentsura Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy p 216 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Japanese submarine tender Karasaki amp oldid 1138767656, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
