- Design
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}}{{Infobox ship class overview | Name=Shohatsu Class, Landing Craft | Builders= | Operators=*during World War II: | Class before= | Class after= | Subclasses= | Cost= | Built range= | In service range= | In commission range= | Total ships building= | Total ships planned= | Total ships completed= | Total ships cancelled= | Total ships active= | Total ships laid up= | Total ships lost= | Total ships retired= | Total ships preserved= }}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= (Shohatsu-class landing craft) | Ship class= | Ship type=Landing Craft/Barge | Ship tonnage=4.4 tons | Ship displacement= | Ship tons burthen= | 34.9|ft|m|2|abbr=on}}o/a | 8|ft|m|2|abbr=on}} | Ship height= | 1.11|ft|m|2|abbr=on}} | Ship draft= | Ship depth= | Ship hold depth= | Ship decks= | Ship deck clearance= | Ship ramps= | Ship ice class= | Ship power= | Ship propulsion= | Ship sail plan= | 7.5|kn|km/h|1|lk=in}} | 60|nmi|km|0|lk=in}} at {{convert|7.5|kn|km/h|1}} | Ship endurance= | Ship test depth= | Ship boats= | Ship capacity=35 men or 3.5 tons cargo | Ship troops= | Ship complement=5 | Ship crew= | Ship time to activate= | Ship sensors= | Ship EW= | Ship armament= | Ship armour= | Ship armor= | Ship aircraft= | Ship aircraft facilities= | Ship notes=
}} | 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. DesignThe Shohatsu class were {{convert|34.9|ft|m|2|abbr=on}} long, {{convert|8|ft|m|2|abbr=on}} wide, and had a draft of {{convert|1.11|ft|m|2|abbr=on}}. The class had a maximum speed of {{convert|7.5|kn|km/h|1|lk=in}}, and a range of {{convert|60|nmi|km|0|lk=in}}, assuming they were travelling at top speed. The ship could hold 35 men, or 3.5 tons of cargo. It was built of steel,{{sfn|The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia}} and had a single bow with no landing ramp.{{cn|date=June 2017}} Service historyIt was carried by destroyers and smaller vessels as a cargo boat. Japan ordered 20 of the Shohatsu class land crafts, but it is not known how many of them were actually finished and delivered.{{sfn|The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia}} ReferencesCitationsBooksWebsites- {{cite web|last1=Budge|first1=Kent G.|title=The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia: Shohatsu Class, Japanese Landing Craft|url=http://www.pwencycl.kgbudge.com/S/h/Shohatsu_class.htm|website=www.pwencycl.kgbudge.com|accessdate=3 June 2017|ref=CITEREFThe Pacific War Online Encyclopedia}}
Further reading- Jentschura, Hansgeorg; Jung, Dieter; and Mickel, Peter. Translated by Brown, J.D. 1977. Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869-1945. Naval Institute Press. {{ISBN|0-87021-893-X}}.
- Military Monograph Series - Japanese Landing Craft of World War II. Merriam Press. {{ISBN|1-57638-049-1}}
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