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| Class overview |
| 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
