Shohatsu class landing craft
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Class overview | |
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Name: | Shohatsu Class, Landing Craft |
Operators: | during World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy |
General characteristics (Shohatsu-class landing craft) | |
Type: | Landing Craft/Barge |
Tonnage: | 4.4 tons |
Length: | 34.9 feet (10.64 m)o/a |
Beam: | 8 feet (2.44 m) |
Draught: | 1.11 feet (0.34 m) |
Speed: | 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h) |
Range: | 60 nautical miles (111 km) at 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h) |
Capacity: | 35 men or 3.5 tons cargo |
Complement: | 5 |
Armament: |
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The Shohatsu or 10m landing craft was a small landing craft used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. It was used for landing personnel and stores. It was built of steel and had a single bow with no landing ramp. It was also carried by destroyers and smaller vessels as a cargo boat.
[edit] References
- Jentschura, Hansgeorg; Jung, Dieter; and Mickel, Peter. Translated by Brown, J.D. 1977. Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869-1945. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-893-X.
- Military Monograph Series - Japanese Landing Craft of World War II. Merriam Press. ISBN 1-57638-049-1