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SS class landing ship

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Name
  
SS-class landing ship

Succeeded by
  
SB-class

Operators
  
Imperial Japanese Army

Built
  
1941–1945

SS-class landing ship

Builders
  
Harima Zōsen Corporation Fujinagata Shipyards Ōsaka Iron Works Naniwa Dock Company Kawanami Kōgyō Corporation

Subclasses
  
SS No.1 (Prototype) SS No.2 (Supplementary Prototype) SS No.3 (General production type)

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.

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Background

  • 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).
  • The IJN was interested in the second prototype Banryū (later SS No.2). The IJN placed an order for 16 ships. However, thereafter they adopted the No.101-class and the order was cancelled.

    • SS No.1

  • Kōryū / SS No. 1 (蛟龍, 機動第一号艇)

    • SS No.2

  • Banryū / SS No. 2 (蟠龍, 機動第二号艇)

    • References

    SS-class landing ship Wikipedia
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