No.149 on 2 March 1944 at Kurahashijima Island. |
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Class overview | |
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Name: | No.101 class landing ship No.103 class landing ship |
Builders: | Sasebo Naval Arsenal Hitachi Zōsen Corporation Kawanami Kōgyō Corporation Ōsaka Zōsen Corporation |
Operators: | Imperial Japanese Navy Imperial Japanese Army Republic of China Navy Soviet Navy |
Built: | 1943–1945 |
In commission: | 1944–1955 |
Planned: | 103 |
Completed: | 69 (Navy: 49, Army: 20) |
Cancelled: | 32 |
Lost: | 41 (Navy: 40, Army: 1) |
Retired: | 30 (Navy: 9, Army: 19) |
General characteristics No.101 class | |
Displacement: | 950 long tons (965 t) standard 1,010 long tons (1,026 t) trial |
Length: | 80.50 m (264 ft 1 in) overall 75.50 m (247 ft 8 in) waterline |
Beam: | 9.10 m (29 ft 10 in) |
Draught: | 2.89 m (9 ft 6 in) |
Draft: | 5.65 m (18 ft 6 in) |
Propulsion: | 3 × intermediate diesels 3 shafts, 1,200 bhp |
Speed: | 13.4 knots (15.4 mph; 24.8 km/h) |
Range: | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km) at 13.4 kn (15.4 mph; 24.8 km/h) |
Capacity: |
320 troops, 26 tons freight and |
Complement: | 90 |
Armament: | No.101, March 1944 • 1 × 76.2 mm (3.00 in) L/40 AA gun • 6 × Type 96 25 mm AA guns • 6 × depth charges |
General characteristics No.103 class | |
Displacement: | 870 long tons (884 t) standard 1,020 long tons (1,036 t) trial |
Length: | 80.50 m (264 ft 1 in) overall 75.00 m (246 ft 1 in) waterline |
Beam: | 9.10 m (29 ft 10 in) |
Draught: | 2.94 m (9 ft 8 in) |
Draft: | 5.65 m (18 ft 6 in) |
Propulsion: | 1 × Kampon geared turbine 2 × Kampon water tube boilers single shaft, 2,500 shp |
Speed: | 16.0 knots (18.4 mph; 29.6 km/h) |
Range: | Going: 1,000 nmi (1,900 km) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) Returning: 1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Capacity: |
120 troops, 22 tons freight and |
Complement: | 100 |
Armament: | No.104, 20 August 1944 • 1 × 76.2 mm (3.00 in) L/40 AA gun • 16 × Type 96 25 mm AA guns • 4 × 13 mm AA guns • 12 × depth charges |
The No.101 class landing ship (第一〇一号型輸送艦, Dai 101 Gō-gata Yusōkan ) was a class of amphibious assault ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and Imperial Japanese Army (IJA), serving during and after World War II. The No.101 class was equipped with diesel engines, while the similar No.103 class landing ship (第一〇三号型輸送艦, Dai 103 Gō-gata Yusōkan ) was equipped with turbine engine. The IJN called them 2nd class transporter (二等輸送艦, 2-Tō Yusōkan ). The No.103 class has the IJA's SB craft (SB艇, SB-tei ) [1] variant. This article handles them collectively.
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Ship | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
No.101 | Ōsaka Zōsen | 01-12-1943 | 25-01-1944 | 08-03-1944 | Sunk by aircraft at Ormoc Bay, 28-10-1944. |
No.102 | Ōsaka Zōsen | 15-12-1843 | 08-02-1944 | 15-03-1944 | Sunk by aircraft at west of Negros, 26-10-1944. |
No.127 | Kawanami Kōgyō | 21-10-1943 | 13-01-1944 | 28-02-1944 | Sunk by aircraft off Ticao island, 25-09-1944. |
No.128 | Kawanami Kōgyō | 10-11-1943 | 10-02-1944 | 18-03-1944 | Sunk by aircraft off Morotai, 04-06-1944. |
No.149 | Hitachi Zōsen | 01-11-1943 | 25-12-1943 | 20-02-1944 | Converted to miscellaneous service ship (traffic boat) and renamed Kuroshio No. 2 (第二黒潮, Dai 2 Kuroshio ) on 10-02-1945. Sunk by USN submarine off Sumatra on 01-06-1945. |
No.150 | Hitachi Zōsen | 28-12-1943 | 27-01-1944 | 10-03-1944 | Sunk by aircraft off Palau, 27-07-1944. |
Ship | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
No.103 | Ōsaka Zōsen | 28-01-1944 | 09-03-1944 | 01-05-1944 | Sunk by aircraft off Iwo Jima, 04-07-1944. |
No.104 | Ōsaka Zōsen | 12-02-1944 | 25-03-1944 | 25-05-1944 | Sunk by aircraft at west of Luzon, 15-12-1944. |
No.105 | Ōsaka Zōsen | 12-03-1944 | 12-04-1944 | 15-06-1944 | Sunk by USS Trepang at south of Omaezaki, 11-10-1944 |
No.106 | Ōsaka Zōsen | 28-03-1944 | 25-04-1944 | 30-06-1944 | Completed as Army SB No.120 at first. Sunk by aircraft at Lingayen Gulf, 15-12-1944. |
No.107 | Ōsaka Zōsen | 15-04-1944 | 21-05-1944 | 20-07-1944 | Completed as Army SB No.123 at first. Sunk by USN destroyer at west of Haha-jima, 05-01-1945. |
No.108 | Ōsaka Zōsen | 28-04-1944 | 25-05-1944 | 31-07-1944 | Completed as Army SB No.125 at first. Decommissioned 03-05-1947. Surrendered to United Kingdom at Singapore, 17-10-1947. |
No.109 | Ōsaka Zōsen | 15-08-1944 | Transferred to the Army, SB craft. | ||
No.110 | Ōsaka Zōsen | 28-05-1944 | 23-06-1944 | 05-09-1944 | Completed as Army SB craft at first. Decommissioned 15-09-1945. Surrendered to United Kingdom at Singapore, 17-10-1947. |
No.111 | Ōsaka Zōsen | 13-06-1944 | 10-07-1944 | 15-09-1944 | Completed as Army SB craft at first. Sunk by aircraft at Masbate, 24-11-1944. |
No.112 | Ōsaka Zōsen | 26-06-1944 | 22-07-1944 | 05-10-1944 | Completed as Army SB craft at first. Sunk by aircraft at west of Luzon, 07-01-1945. |
No.113 | Ōsaka Zōsen | 13-07-1944 | 08-08-1944 | 15-10-1944 | Completed as Army SB craft at first. Sunk by aircraft at west of Luzon, 25-11-1944. |
No.114 | Ōsaka Zōsen | 25-07-1944 | 20-08-1944 | 30-10-1944 | Completed as Army SB craft at first. Sunk by aircraft off Taiwan, 17-02-1945. |
No.115 | Ōsaka Zōsen | 12-08-1944 | 07-09-1944 | 13-11-1944 | Completed as Army SB craft at first. Sunk by aircraft at north of Luzon, 02-02-1945. |
No.116 | Ōsaka Zōsen | 24-11-1944 | Transferred to the Army, and renamed SB No.103. | ||
No.117 | Ōsaka Zōsen | 22-12-1944 | Transferred to the Army, SB craft. | ||
No.118 | Ōsaka Zōsen | 30-12-1944 | Transferred to the Army, SB craft. | ||
No.119 | Ōsaka Zōsen | 16-01-1945 | Transferred to the Army, SB craft. | ||
No.120 | Ōsaka Zōsen | 05-02-1945 | Transferred to the Army, SB craft. | ||
No.121 | Ōsaka Zōsen | 20-02-1945 | Transferred to the Army, SB craft. | ||
No.122 | Ōsaka Zōsen | 22-03-1945 | Transferred to the Army, SB craft. | ||
No.123 | Ōsaka Zōsen | 22-03-1945 | Transferred to the Army, SB craft. | ||
No.124 | Ōsaka Zōsen | 08-05-1945 | Transferred to the Army, SB craft. | ||
No.125 | Ōsaka Zōsen | Transferred to the Army, and renamed SB No.127. Not completed until the end of war. | |||
No.126 | Ōsaka Zōsen | Transferred to the Army, and renamed SB No.128. Not completed until the end of war. | |||
No.129 | Kawanami Kōgyō | 10-12-1943 | 25-02-1944 | 12-05-1944 | Sunk by USS Cod at Banda Sea, 14-08-1944. |
No.130 | Kawanami Kōgyō | 20-01-1944 | 05-04-1944 | 03-06-1944 | Sunk by aircraft off Iwo Jima, 04-07-1944. |
No.131 | Kawanami Kōgyō | 05-02-1944 | 23-04-1944 | 24-06-1944 | Converted to miscellaneous service ship (traffic boat) and renamed Kuroshio No. 1 (第一黒潮, Dai 1 Kuroshio ) on 10-02-1945. Sunk by USN submarine at Strait of Malacca on 27-07-1945.[5] |
No.132 | Kawanami Kōgyō | 25-02-1944 | 05-05-1944 | 28-06-1944 | Sunk by USN destroyer at Iwo Jima, 27-12-1944. |
No.133 | Sasebo Naval Arsenal | 10-04-1944 | 07-06-1944 | 04-07-1944 | Sunk by aircraft off Iwo Jima, 04-08-1944. |
No.134 | Kawanami Kōgyō | 10-04-1944 | 15-06-1944 | 15-07-1945 | Scuttled by stormy weather at Iwo Jima, 04-10-1944. |
No.135 | Kawanami Kōgyō | 28-04-1944 | 26-06-1944 | 25-07-1944 | Sunk by aircraft at west coast of Luson, 18-10-1944. |
No.136 | Kawanami Kōgyō | 10-05-1944 | 15-07-1944 | 20-08-1944 | Sunk by aircraft at west coast of Luson, 18-10-1944. |
No.137 | Kawanami Kōgyō | 01-06-1944 | 20-07-1944 | 28-08-1944 | Decommissioned 05-10-1945. Surrendered to Soviet Union at Nakhodka, 03-10-1947. |
No.138 | Kawanami Kōgyō | 18-06-1944 | 03-08-1944 | 04-09-1944 | Sunk by USS Kingfish off Iwo Jima, 26-10-1944. |
No.139 | Kawanami Kōgyō | 05-07-1944 | 18-08-1944 | 25-09-1944 | Sunk by aircraft at west coast of Luson, 12-11-1944. |
No.140 | Sasebo Naval Arsenal | 26-07-1944 | 16-09-1944 | 14-10-1944 | Sunk by aircraft at Saigon, 13-01-1945. |
No.141 | Sasebo Naval Arsenal | 29-07-1944 | 16-09-1944 | 19-10-1944 | Sunk by aircraft at Masbate, 24-11-1944. |
No.142 | Kawanami Kōgyō | 01-08-1944 | 20-09-1944 | 02-11-1944 | Sunk by aircraft at west coast of Luson, 25-11-1944. |
No.143 | Kawanami Kōgyō | 14-08-1944 | 03-10-1944 | 25-11-1944 | Sunk by aircraft at Penghu, 26-03-1945. |
No.144 | Kawanami Kōgyō | 20-08-1944 | 20-10-1944 | 01-12-1944 | Decommissioned 05-10-1945, later scrapped. |
No.145 | Kawanami Kōgyō | 05-09-1944 | 15-11-1944 | 16-12-1944 | Grounded at Amami Ōshima, 04-04-1945. Scuttled 03-09-1945. |
No.146 | Kawanami Kōgyō | 24-09-1944 | 30-11-1944 | 30-12-1944 | Sunk by USS Trepang at south of Gotō Islands, 28-04-1945. |
No.147 | Kawanami Kōgyō | 06-10-1944 | 15-12-1944 | 25-01-1945 | Decommissioned 15-09-1945. Surrendered to United States at Yokosuka, 13-11-1947. Scrapped 31-03-1948. |
No.148 | Kawanami Kōgyō | 31-01-1945 | Transferred to the Army, and renamed SB No.113. | ||
No.151 | Hitachi Zōsen | 29-01-1944 | 27-02-1944 | 23-04-1944 | Sunk by USS Besugo at north of Palawan, 23-11-1944. |
No.152 | Hitachi Zōsen | 29-02-1944 | 24-03-1944 | 25-05-1944 | Sunk by aircraft at Iwo Jima, 04-08-1944. |
No.153 | Hitachi Zōsen | 15-02-1944 | 08-04-1944 | 15-06-1944 | Decommissioned 30-11-1945. Scrapped 1948. |
No.154 | Hitachi Zōsen | 26-03-1944 | 23-04-1944 | 05-07-1944 | Completed as Army SB craft at first. Sunk by USN destroyer at Iwo Jima, 05-01-1945. |
No.155 | Hitachi Zōsen | 19-07-1944 | Transferred to the Army, SB craft. | ||
No.156 | Hitachi Zōsen | 05-08-1944 | Transferred to the Army, SB craft. | ||
No.157 | Hitachi Zōsen | 12-05-1944 | 06-09-1944 | 19-08-1944 | Sunk by USN destroyer at Iwo Jima, 24-12-1944. |
No.158 | Hitachi Zōsen | 24-05-1944 | 23-06-1944 | 04-09-1944 | Sunk by aircraft at Naha, 10-10-1944. |
No.159 | Hitachi Zōsen | 10-06-1944 | 08-07-1944 | 16-09-1944 | Sunk by a bombardment of US Army tanks and artillery at Ormoc Bay, 12-12-1944. |
No.160 | Hitachi Zōsen | 01-07-1944 | 08-08-1944 | 30-09-1944 | Sunk by aircraft at Masbate, 24-11-1944. |
No.161 | Hitachi Zōsen | 09-07-1944 | 22-08-1944 | 14-10-1944 | Sunk by aircraft at west coast of Luson, 25-11-1944. |
No.162 | Hitachi Zōsen | 23-10-1944 | Transferred to the Army, and renamed SB No.101. Scrapped April 1948. | ||
No.163 | Hitachi Zōsen | 31-10-1944 | Transferred to the Army, and renamed SB No.102. | ||
No.164 | Ōsaka Zōsen | 11-04-1945 | Construction stopped; later scrapped. | ||
No.165 | Ōsaka Zōsen | 28-04-1945 | Construction stopped; later scrapped. | ||
6 vessels | They were cancelled while before named. | ||||
No.172 | Kawanami Kōgyō | 24-11-1944 | 27-01-1945 | 10-03-1945 | Decommissioned 15-09-1945. Surrendered to Republic of China at Qingdao, 03-10-1947. Renamed Lui Shan (AP-308). Decommissioned 1955. |
No.173 | Kawanami Kōgyō | 08-12-1944 | 15-02-1945 | 01-04-1945 | Sunk by aircraft at Ryukyu Islands, 22-05-1945. |
No.174 | Kawanami Kōgyō | 03-01-1945 | 15-03-1945 | 14-07-1945 | Decommissioned 20-11-1945; scrapped in 1948. |
No.175 | Kawanami Kōgyō | 02-02-1945 | 11-04-1945 | Construction stopped 11-04-1945. Sunk by typhoon 15-09-1945; scrapped on 01-10-1948. | |
No.176 | Kawanami Kōgyō | 22-02-1945 | 25-06-1945 | Construction stopped 25-06-1945; later scrapped. | |
7 vessels | They were cancelled while before named. | ||||
No.184 | Hitachi Zōsen | 30-11-1944 | Transferred to the Army, SB craft. | ||
No.185 | Hitachi Zōsen | 10-12-1944 | Transferred to the Army, SB craft. | ||
No.186 | Hitachi Zōsen | 24-12-1944 | Transferred to the Army, SB craft. | ||
No.187 | Hitachi Zōsen | 13-01-1945 | Transferred to the Army, and renamed SB No.114. Scrapped May 1948. | ||
No.188 | Hitachi Zōsen | 29-01-1945 | Transferred to the Army, SB craft. | ||
15 vessels | They were cancelled while before named. |
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