Type Landing Craft/Barge Length 34.9 ft (10.64 m)o/a | Tonnage 4.4 tons Beam 8 ft (2.44 m) | |
Name Shohatsu Class, Landing Craft Operators during World War II
Imperial Japanese Army | ||
The Shohatsu (小発) or 10m landing craft was a small landing craft used by the Imperial Japanese Army 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.
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