The SS-class landing ship (SS艇 or 機動艇, SS-tei or Kidōtei) was a class of amphibious assault ships of the Imperial Japanese Army which served during World War II. The SS meaning are Sensha-Small.[1]
SS No.19
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Name | SS-class landing ship |
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Operators | Imperial Japanese Army |
Succeeded by | SB-class |
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Built | 1939–1945 |
In service | 1939–1947 |
In commission | 1944–? |
Planned | over 30 |
Completed | 18[1] or 21[2] or 22[3] |
Lost | ? |
Retired | ? |
General characteristics SS No.3 class | |
Displacement | 730 long tons (742 t) gross |
Length | 65.00 m (213 ft 3 in) overall |
Beam | 9.50 m (31 ft 2 in) |
Draught | 2.89 m (9 ft 6 in)Error: has synonymous parameter (help) |
Draft | 5.65 m (18 ft 6 in)Error: has synonymous parameter (help) |
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Range | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km) at 13.4 kn (15.4 mph; 24.8 km/h) |
Capacity | 5 tanks and 170 troops |
Complement | 40 |
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October 1938, the IJA employed the Shinshū Maru during their successful amphibious operations at Bias Bay. However, a considerable amount of time was needed to complete the operation owing to the low speed of the landing craft, which resulted in considerable damage to the vessels involved.
The IJA employed the principles of speed and minimum damage to their amphibious warfare operations.
In 1939-1940, the IJA repeated an experiment with Gorō Maru (300 tons gross) and Yorihime Maru (526 tons gross) and after analysing the experiment data placed an order for the prototype Kōryū (later SS No.1).
Builder | Harima Zōsen Corporation |
Laid down | 18 July 1941 |
Launched | 26 January 1942 |
Completed | 7 April 1942 |
Displacement | 641 long tons (651 t) gross |
Length | 53.9 m (176 ft 10 in) overall |
Beam | 9.00 m (29 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 3.20 m (10 ft 6 in) |
Propulsion | 2 × intermediate diesels, 2 shafts, 1,246 bhp |
Speed | 14.56 knots (16.76 mph; 26.97 km/h) |
Builder | Harima Zōsen Corporation |
Laid down | 8 August 1942 |
Launched | 17 May 1943 |
Completed | 30 July 1943 |
Displacement | 730 long tons (742 t) gross |
Length | 63.02 m (206 ft 9 in) overall |
Beam | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 4.00 m (13 ft 1 in) |
Propulsion | 2 × intermediate diesels, 2 shafts, 1,284 bhp |
Speed | 13.96 knots (16.06 mph; 25.85 km/h) |
Fate | Sunk in action on 24 September 1944 |