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Sunosaki-class combat support ship 
Summary
The Sunosaki-class combat support ship (洲埼型給油艦, Sunosaki-gata kyūyukan) was a class of two support ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during World War II.
 Sunosaki in 1943
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Sunosaki-class combat support ship |
| Builders | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| Operators |  Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Built | 1942–1943 |
| In commission | 1943–1944 |
| Planned | 5 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Cancelled | 3 |
| Lost | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 4,465 long tons (4,537 t) standard |
| Length | 108.5 m (356 ft 0 in) overall |
| Beam | 15.0 m (49 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 5.0 m (16 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16 knots (18 mph; 30 km/h) |
| Range | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
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| Complement | 161 |
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Construction edit
In 1939, the IJN planned two support ship classes to help their aircraft carriers. One was the 8,000-ton Ashizuri class, the other one the 4,500 ton Sunosaki class. The Sunosaki was planned to support for two medium-sized carriers (Sōryū and Hiryū) in the battlefield. The thought is the same as USS Sacramento.
Service edit
The Sunosaki class was unable to support Japan's carrier task force, because their commissions were delayed. They sailed between the Japanese mainland and Southeast Asia, and were lost before participating in a naval battle.
Ships in class edit
| Ship # | Ship | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| 103 | Sunosaki (洲埼) | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Yokohama Shipyard | 25-03-1942 | 28-12-1942 | 15-05-1943 | Burned by air raid at Manila Bay 21-09-1944. Scuttled 04-10-1944. |
| 233 | Takasaki (高崎) | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Yokohama Shipyard | 16-07-1942 | 03-05-1943 | 02-09-1943 | Sunk by USS Puffer at Sulu Sea 06°33′N 122°55′E / 6.550°N 122.917°E 05-06-1944. |
| 234 | Tsurugizaki (剣埼) | Cancelled on 05-05-1944. | ||||
| 235 | Kōzaki (神埼) | |||||
| 236 | Hijirizaki (聖埼) or Toyosaki (豊埼) |