The was a class of two support ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during World War II.
Construction In 1939, the IJN planned two support ship classes to help their aircraft carriers. One was the 8,000-ton , the other one the 4,500 ton Sunosaki class. The Sunosaki was planned to support for two medium-sized carriers ( and ) in the battlefield. The thought is the same as USS Sacramento.
Service 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 Ship # Ship Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate 103 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 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Yokohama Shipyard 16-07-1942 03-05-1943 02-09-1943 Sunk by at Sulu Sea 05-06-1944. 234 Cancelled on 05-05-1944. 235 236 or
References , History of Pacific War Vol.62 "Ships of The Imperial Japanese Forces, Gakken (Japan), January 2008, Ships of the World special issue Vol.47, Auxiliary Vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy, , (Japan), March 1997