''Kashi'' was one of four s built for the

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(IJN) during

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. The ship was transferred to the Imperial Manchukuo Navy in 1937, but was returned to the IJN five years later.

Design and description

The ''Momo''-class destroyers were enlarged and faster versions of the preceding with a more powerful armament. They displaced at normal load and at

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. The ships had a

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of and a

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length of , a

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of and a draught of . The ''Momo''s were powered by two Brown-Curtis geared

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s, each driving one shaft using steam produced by four

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s.Friedman 1985, p. 242 Two boilers burned a mixture of coal and

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while the other pair only used oil.Todaka, et al., p. 215 The engines produced a total of that gave the ships a maximum speed of .Watts & Gordon, p. 252 They carried enough fuel to give them a range of at a speed of . Their crew consisted of 110 officers and ratings.Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, p. 135 The main armament of the ''Momo''-class ships consisted of three quick-firing (QF) guns; one gun each was located at the bow and

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with the third gun positioned between the

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s. Their

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armament consisted of two triple rotating mounts for Friedman 2011, p. 349 torpedoes located fore and aft of the funnels.

Construction and career

''Kashi'' was launched on 1 December 1916 at the

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and completed on 31 March 1917. The ship played a minor role in World War I and participated in the 1937

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that began the Second Sino-Japanese War. ''Kashi'' was transferred to the Manchukuo Imperial Navy on 1 May 1937 and was renamed ''Hai Wei'' (). On 6 June 1942, ''Hai Wei'' was transferred back to the IJN, and reclassified as the auxiliary escort ''Kaii''. The ship was sunk by

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aircraft off

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on 10 October 1944.

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