Shōhatsu-class landing craft
Shōhatsu landing craft with three people in 1943 | |
| Class overview | |
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| Name | Shōhatsu Class, Landing Craft |
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| General characteristics (Shōhatsu-class landing craft) | |
| Type | Landing Craft/Barge |
| Tonnage | 4.4 tons |
| Length | 34.9 ft (10.64 m)o/a |
| Beam | 8 ft (2.44 m) |
| Draught | 1.11 ft (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 | 1 machine gun |
The Shōhatsu motorboat (小発動艇, Shōhatsu-dōtei; Small motorboat) or "ten meters special cargo ship" (十米特型運貨船, Jūbei Toku-gata Unkashisen) 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 designated the "Type B" landing craft by the United States.