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No.101-class landing ship

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|Ship caption=No.149 on 2 March 1944 at Kurahashijima Island.

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{{Infobox ship class overview

|Name=*No.101-class landing ship

  • No.103-class landing ship

|Builders=*Sasebo Naval Arsenal

|Operators=*20px Imperial Japanese Navy

|Class before=SS-class

|Class after=

|Subclasses=

|Cost=

|Built range=1943–1945

|In service range=

|In commission range=1944–1955

|Total ships building=

|Total ships planned=103

|Total ships completed=69 (Navy: 49, Army: 20)

|Total ships cancelled=32

|Total ships active=

|Total ships laid up=

|Total ships lost=41 (Navy: 40, Army: 1)

|Total ships retired=30 (Navy: 9, Army: 19)

|Total ships preserved=

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{{Infobox ship characteristics

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|Header caption=No.101 class

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|Ship type=

|Ship tonnage=

|Ship displacement=*{{convert|950|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} standard

  • {{convert|1010|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} trial

|Ship length=*{{convert|80.50|m|ftin|abbr=on}} overall

  • {{convert|75.50|m|ftin|abbr=on}} waterline

|Ship beam= {{convert|9.10|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|Ship height=

|Ship draught= {{convert|2.89|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|Ship draft= {{convert|5.65|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|Ship propulsion=*3 × intermediate diesels

  • 3 shafts, 1,200 bhp

|Ship power=

|Ship speed={{convert|13.4|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}}

|Ship range={{convert|3000|nmi|km|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|13.4|kn|mph km/h|abbr=on}}

|Ship boats=

|Ship troops=

|Ship complement=90

|Ship capacity=*320 troops, 26 tons freight and

|Ship crew=

|Ship EW=

|Ship armament=*No.101, March 1944

|Ship armour=

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{{Infobox ship characteristics

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|Header caption=No.103 class

|Ship class=

|Ship type=

|Ship tonnage=

|Ship displacement=*{{convert|870|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} standard

  • {{convert|1020|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} trial

|Ship length=*{{convert|80.50|m|ftin|abbr=on}} overall

  • {{convert|75.00|m|ftin|abbr=on}} waterline

|Ship beam= {{convert|9.10|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|Ship height=

|Ship draught= {{convert|2.94|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|Ship draft= {{convert|5.65|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|Ship propulsion=*1 × Kampon geared turbine

  • 2 × Kampon water tube boilers
  • single shaft, 2,500 shp

|Ship power=

|Ship speed={{convert|16.0|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}}

|Ship range=*Going: {{convert|1000|nmi|km|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|16|kn|km/h mph|abbr=on}}

  • Returning: {{convert|1000|nmi|km mi|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|14|kn|km/h mph|abbr=on}}

|Ship boats=

|Ship troops=

|Ship complement=100

|Ship capacity=*120 troops, 22 tons freight and

  • Example 1: 13 × Type 95 Ha-Go
  • Example 2: 9 × Type 97 Chi-Ha
  • Example 3: 7 × Type 2 Ka-Mi
  • Example 4: 5 × Type 3 Ka-Chi
  • Example 5: 220 tons freight
  • Example 6: approx. 280 troops

|Ship crew=

|Ship EW=

|Ship armament=*No.104, 20 August 1944

  • 1 × {{convert|76.2|mm|in|abbr=on}} L/40 AA gun
  • 16 × Type 96 25 mm AA guns
  • 4 × 13 mm AA guns
  • 12 × depth charges

|Ship armour=

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The {{Nihongo|No.101-class landing ships|第百一号型輸送艦,|Dai 101 Gō-gata Yusōkan}} were 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 ships were powered by diesel engines, while the similar {{Nihongo|No.103-class landing ships|第百三号型輸送艦,|Dai 103 Gō-gata Yusōkan}} were powered by a steam turbine engine. The IJN called them {{Nihongo|2nd class transporter|二等輸送艦,|2-Tō Yusōkan}}. The No.103 class included the IJA's {{Nihongo|SB craft|SB艇,|SB-tei}} The SB meaning are S = Sensha, and B = Kaigun. variant. This article handles them collectively.

Background

File:IJA SS-19.jpg

  • In June 1943, after its defeat in the Guadalcanal Campaign, the IJN realized it needed high-speed military transport vessels, and designed two classes of ship in response. One (the {{sclass|No.1|landing ship|4}}) was to be the 1,500-ton mothership of the {{sclass2|Daihatsu|landing craft|1}} and Kō-hyōteki-class submarines, the other was to be a 900-ton amphibious assault ship, the No.101 class.
  • The IJA already had an amphibious assault ship, the {{sclass2|SS|landing ship|1}}. However, the SS craft were not suitable for mass-production, leading to IJA support for the new amphibious assault ships.
  • The IJN and IJA therefore cooperated on the production of the new amphibious assault ships with the IJN providing design and shipyards while the IJA offered mineral resources.

Design

  • The IJN had obtained information regarding Operation Torch from Germany, including some photographs and sketches of the LCT Mk.V.
  • In August 1943, the Navy Technical Department (Kampon) studied these and finished a basic design. It was a scaled-up model of the LCT.
  • In September 1943, the Kampon entrusted the detailed design to the Kure Naval Arsenal. The Kure Naval Arsenal completed this within two months, and the No.101 was laid down in November 1943.

Construction

  • The Kampon designed a new turbine engineThe {{Nihongo|Kampon Mk.A Model 25|艦本式甲二五型,|Kampon Kō 25-gata}} all geared turbine. for this class. However, it was not ready in time for the first 6 vessels. The Kampon therefore installed the wartime standard diesel engine in the first 6 vessels. The IJN called them No.101 class or SB (D). Turbine engines were available in time for the remaining production, which the IJN designated the No.103 class or SB (T). Completed vessels were split between the IJN and IJA.
  • The IJA received 32 vessels from the No.103 class, however the IJA had difficulties with the steam turbines engine and returned 10 vessels The No.106, No.107, No.108, No.110, No.111, No.112, No.113, No.114, No.115 and No.154. to the IJN.
  • Several No.103 and SB class vessels were converted to use coal-fired boilers in January 1945. Detailed construction records do not exist, but photographic evidence confirms the conversion of No.147, SB No.101 and SB No.108 with the presence of a tall funnel.

Navy service

  • Most of the Navy vessels took part in the Battle of Leyte, where 18 of them were lost. Most, however, succeeded in landing their tanks and troops.
  • Only 9 vessels survived the war.

Army service

  • As of 2009 a detailed record of the vessels in the Army service is not known to exist in Japan.
  • The armaments were not standardized.
  • The IJA let ten SB craft participate in the Philippines Campaign. Their actions were limited to the Luzon northern coast, Taiwan and Ryukyu Islands. The IJA lost only one SB craft.
  • After the Philippines Campaign, the SB craft were used only in the Japanese mainland peripheral sea area.

Ships in classes

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| width="5%" bgcolor= | Launched

| width="5%" bgcolor= | Completed

| width="30%" bgcolor= | Fate

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1012}}

| Ōsaka Zōsen

| 01-12-1943

| 25-01-1944

| 08-03-1944

| Sunk by aircraft at Ormoc Bay, 28-10-1944.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1022}}

| Ōsaka Zōsen

| 15-12-1943

| 08-02-1944

| 15-03-1944

| Sunk by aircraft at west of Negros, 26-10-1944.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1272}}

| Kawanami Kōgyō

| 21-10-1943

| 13-01-1944

| 28-02-1944

| Sunk by aircraft off Ticao Island, 25-09-1944.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1282}}

| Kawanami Kōgyō

| 10-11-1943

| 10-02-1944

| 18-03-1944

| Sunk by aircraft off Morotai, 04-06-1944.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1492}}

| Hitachi Zōsen

| 01-11-1943

| 25-12-1943

| 20-02-1944

| Converted to miscellaneous service ship (traffic boat) and renamed {{Nihongo|Kuroshio No. 2|第二黒潮,|Dai 2 Kuroshio}} on 10-02-1945. Sunk by USN submarine off Sumatra on 01-06-1945.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1502}}

| Hitachi Zōsen

| 28-12-1943

| 27-01-1944

| 10-03-1944

| Sunk by aircraft off Palau, 27-07-1944.

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class="wikitable" width="75%"

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| width="8%" | Builder

| width="5%" bgcolor= | Laid down

| width="5%" bgcolor= | Launched

| width="5%" bgcolor= | Completed

| width="30%" bgcolor= | Fate

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1032}}

| Ōsaka Zōsen

| 28-01-1944

| 09-03-1944

| 01-05-1944

| Sunk by aircraft off Iwo Jima, 04-07-1944.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1042}}

| Ōsaka Zōsen

| 12-02-1944

| 25-03-1944

| 25-05-1944

| Sunk by aircraft west of Luzon, 15-12-1944.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1052}}

| Ōsaka Zōsen

| 12-03-1944

| 12-04-1944

| 15-06-1944

| Sunk by {{USS|Trepang|SS-412|6}} south of Omaezaki, 11-10-1944

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1062}}

| 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.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1072}}

| Ōsaka Zōsen

| 15-04-1944

| 21-05-1944

| 20-07-1944

| Completed as Army SB No.123 at first. Sunk by USN destroyer west of Haha-jima, 05-01-1945.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1082}}

| 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.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1102}}

| 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.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1112}}

| 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.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1122}}

| Ōsaka Zōsen

| 26-06-1944

| 22-07-1944

| 05-10-1944

| Completed as Army SB craft at first. Sunk by aircraft west of Luzon, 07-01-1945.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1132}}

| Ōsaka Zōsen

| 13-07-1944

| 08-08-1944

| 15-10-1944

| Completed as Army SB craft at first. Sunk by aircraft west of Luzon, 25-11-1944.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1142}}

| 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.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1152}}

| Ōsaka Zōsen

| 12-08-1944

| 07-09-1944

| 13-11-1944

| Completed as Army SB craft at first. Sunk by aircraft 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.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1292}}

| Kawanami Kōgyō

| 10-12-1943

| 25-02-1944

| 12-05-1944

| Sunk by {{USS|Cod|SS-224|6}} in the Banda Sea, 14-08-1944.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1302}}

| Kawanami Kōgyō

| 20-01-1944

| 05-04-1944

| 03-06-1944

| Sunk by aircraft off Iwo Jima, 04-07-1944.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1312}}

| Kawanami Kōgyō

| 05-02-1944

| 23-04-1944

| 24-06-1944

| Converted to miscellaneous service ship (traffic boat) and renamed {{Nihongo|Kuroshio No. 1|第一黒潮,|Dai 1 Kuroshio}} on 10-02-1945. Sunk by USN submarine in the Strait of Malacca on 27-07-1945.{{cite web |url=http://www.geocities.jp/bane2161/131yusoukan.htm |title=Memorial stone in Sasebo |access-date=30 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306032850/http://www.geocities.jp/bane2161/131yusoukan.htm |archive-date=6 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1322}}

| Kawanami Kōgyō

| 25-02-1944

| 05-05-1944

| 28-06-1944

| Sunk by USN destroyer at Iwo Jima, 27-12-1944.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1332}}

| Sasebo Naval Arsenal

| 10-04-1944

| 07-06-1944

| 04-07-1944

| Sunk by aircraft off Iwo Jima, 04-08-1944.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1342}}

| Kawanami Kōgyō

| 10-04-1944

| 15-06-1944

| 15-07-1945

| Scuttled by stormy weather at Iwo Jima, 04-10-1944.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1352}}

| Kawanami Kōgyō

| 28-04-1944

| 26-06-1944

| 25-07-1944

| Sunk by aircraft at west coast of Luzon, 18-10-1944.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1362}}

| Kawanami Kōgyō

| 10-05-1944

| 15-07-1944

| 20-08-1944

| Sunk by aircraft at west coast of Luzon, 18-10-1944.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1372}}

| Kawanami Kōgyō

| 01-06-1944

| 20-07-1944

| 28-08-1944

| Decommissioned 05-10-1945. Surrendered to Soviet Union at Nakhodka, 03-10-1947.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1382}}

| Kawanami Kōgyō

| 18-06-1944

| 03-08-1944

| 04-09-1944

| Sunk by {{USS|Kingfish|SS-234|6}} off Iwo Jima, 26-10-1944.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1392}}

| Kawanami Kōgyō

| 05-07-1944

| 18-08-1944

| 25-09-1944

| Sunk by aircraft at west coast of Luzon, 12-11-1944.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1402}}

| Sasebo Naval Arsenal

| 26-07-1944

| 16-09-1944

| 14-10-1944

| Sunk by aircraft at Saigon, 13-01-1945.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1412}}

| Sasebo Naval Arsenal

| 29-07-1944

| 16-09-1944

| 19-10-1944

| Sunk by aircraft at Masbate, 24-11-1944.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1422}}

| Kawanami Kōgyō

| 01-08-1944

| 20-09-1944

| 02-11-1944

| Sunk by aircraft at west coast of Luzon, 25-11-1944.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1432}}

| Kawanami Kōgyō

| 14-08-1944

| 03-10-1944

| 25-11-1944

| Sunk by aircraft at Penghu, 26-03-1945.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1442}}

| Kawanami Kōgyō

| 20-08-1944

| 20-10-1944

| 01-12-1944

| Decommissioned 05-10-1945, later scrapped.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1452}}

| Kawanami Kōgyō

| 05-09-1944

| 15-11-1944

| 16-12-1944

| Sunk by USN aircraft at Amami Ōshima, 02-04-1945.{{cite web |url=http://www.combinedfleet.com/CD-186_t.htm |title=Japanese Escorts |publisher=Combinedfleet.com |access-date=2 April 2013}}

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1462}}

| Kawanami Kōgyō

| 24-09-1944

| 30-11-1944

| 30-12-1944

| Sunk by {{USS|Trepang|SS-412|6}} south of Gotō Islands, 28-04-1945.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1472}}

| 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.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1512}}

| Hitachi Zōsen

| 29-01-1944

| 27-02-1944

| 23-04-1944

| Sunk by {{USS|Besugo|SS-321|6}} north of Palawan, 23-11-1944.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1522}}

| Hitachi Zōsen

| 29-02-1944

| 24-03-1944

| 25-05-1944

| Sunk by aircraft at Iwo Jima, 04-08-1944.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1532}}

| Hitachi Zōsen

| 15-02-1944

| 08-04-1944

| 15-06-1944

| Decommissioned 30-11-1945. Scrapped 1948.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1542}}

| 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.

{{ship|apanese landing ship|No.1572}}

| Hitachi Zōsen

| 12-05-1944

| 06-09-1944

| 19-08-1944

| Sunk by USN destroyer at Iwo Jima, 24-12-1944.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1582}}

| Hitachi Zōsen

| 24-05-1944

| 23-06-1944

| 04-09-1944

| Sunk by aircraft at Naha, 10-10-1944.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1592}}

| 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.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1602}}

| Hitachi Zōsen

| 01-07-1944

| 08-08-1944

| 30-09-1944

| Sunk by aircraft at Masbate, 24-11-1944.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1612}}

| Hitachi Zōsen

| 09-07-1944

| 22-08-1944

| 14-10-1944

| Sunk by aircraft at west coast of Luzon, 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

|

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|

|

| They were cancelled before being named.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1722}}

| 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.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1732}}

| Kawanami Kōgyō

| 08-12-1944

| 15-02-1945

| 01-04-1945

| Sunk by aircraft at Ryukyu Islands, 22-05-1945.

{{ship|Japanese landing ship|No.1742}}

| 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 before being 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

|

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| 29-01-1945

| Transferred to the Army, SB craft.

15 vessels

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|

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| Cancelled before being named.

Photos

Image:IJN_No149_landing_ship_in_1944.jpg|No.149 on 16 February 1944 at Yugeshima Island.

Image:Ka-Chi1.jpg|Type 3 Ka-Chi departure from No.149 on 29 February 1944 at Nasakejima Island.

Image:Type95 HaGo departure from landing ship No149.jpg|Type 95 Ha-Gō departure from No.149 on 27 February 1944 at Nasakejima Island.

Image:Four Japanese No101-class landing ships.jpg|(left to right) No.150, No.101, No.127 and No.149 on 13 March 1944 at Kure Naval Arsenal.

Image:IJN_No151_Landing_Ship_1944.jpg|No.151 on 20 April 1944 at Yugeshima Island.

Image:Japanese landing ship LS-159 burning.jpg|No.159 on 12 December 1944 at Ormoc Bay.

Image:Japanese landing ship LS-147.jpg|No.147 w/ coal-fired boilers on 16 December 1946 at Yokosuka Naval Base.

Image:IJA_SB-101.jpg|IJA SB No. 101 on 17 February 1947 at Hiroshima Bay.

See also

Footnotes

Bibliography

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  • Rekishi Gunzō, History of the Pacific War Vol. 62, "Ships of the Imperial Japanese Forces", Gakken (Japan), January 2008, {{ISBN|978-4-05-605008-0}}
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  • Ships of the World, Special issue Vol. 47, "Auxiliary Vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy", {{cite web |url=http://www.ships-net.co.jp/ |title=Kaijinsha}}, (Japan), 1997.
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  • Shizuo Fukui, FUKUI SHIZUO COLLECTION "Japanese Naval Vessels 1869–1945", KK Bestsellers (Japan), 1994.

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