Japanese munition ship Kashino

	A line drawing of Kashino as she appeared in 1940
History
Empire of Japan
Name	Kashino
Namesake	Cape Kashino
Builder	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki
Laid down	1 July 1939
Launched	26 January 1940
Commissioned	10 July 1940
Fate	Sunk by USS Growler, 4 September 1942
General characteristics
Type	Ammunition ship
Tonnage	10,360 tons
Length	451 ft (137 m)
Beam	61 ft 6 in (18.75 m)
Draught	21 ft 8 in (6.60 m)
Propulsion	1 × BBC all geared turbine; 2 × La-Mont boilers; 2 × Kampon Ho-Gō boilers; 2 shafts, 4,500 shp (3,400 kW);
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Range	6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Capacity	5,800 tons freight; 260 passengers;
Complement	303
Armament	2 x Type 10 120 mm AA guns ; 2 x twin 13.2 mm (0.52 in) machine guns;
Notes	Ship characteristics from

Kashino (樫野) was a unique ammunition ship operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1940 until she was sunk by a United States Navy submarine in 1942. She was built to carry the Yamato-class battleship's main battery from the Kure Naval Arsenal to the shipyards where the battleships were being constructed. When the ships were completed, Kashino was converted to carry ammunition and other supplies.

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