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149-go 3.1944

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
第101号輸送艦 [101-go]			Osaka Zosen	12/1943	25.1.1944	3.1944	sunk 28.10.1944
第102号輸送艦 [102-go]			Osaka Zosen	12/1943	5.2.1944	3.1944	sunk 26.10.1944
第127号輸送艦 [127-go]			Kawanami Kogyo	10/1943	13.1.1944	2.1944	sunk 24.9.1944
第128号輸送艦 [128-go]			Kawanami Kogyo	11/1943	10.2.1944	3.1944	sunk 4.6.1944
第149号輸送艦 [149-go]			Hitachi, Mukajima	11/1943	25.12.1943	2.1944	damaged 12.1.1945, repaired as passenger ferry
第150号輸送艦 [150-go]			Hitachi, Mukajima	12/1943	27.1.1944	3.1944	sunk 27.7.1944

100 - 1000 t displacement/ BRT tonnage vessels

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate 第101号輸送艦 [101-go]     Osaka Zosen 12/1943 25.1.1944 3.1944 sunk 28.10.1944 第102号輸送艦 [102-go]     Osaka Zosen 12/1943 5.2.1944 3.1944 sunk 26.10.1944 第127号輸送艦 [127-go]     Kawanami Kogyo 10/1943 13.1.1944 2.1944 sunk 24.9.1944 第128号輸送艦 [128-go]     Kawanami Kogyo 11/1943 10.2.1944 3.1944 sunk 4.6.1944 第149号輸送艦 [149-go]     Hitachi, Mukajima 11/1943 25.12.1943 2.1944 damaged 12.1.1945, repaired as passenger ferry 第150号輸送艦 [150-go]     Hitachi, Mukajima 12/1943 27.1.1944 3.1944 sunk 27.7.1944

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	950
Displacement normal, t	1010
Length, m	72.0 pp 75.0 wl 80.5 oa
Breadth, m	9.10
Draught, m	2.89
No of shafts	3
Machinery	3 diesels
Power, h. p.	1200
Max speed, kts	13.5
Fuel, t	diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	3000(13.5)
Armament	1 x 1 - 76/40 11-shiki, 2 x 3 - 25/60 96-shiki
Military load	14 7t tanks or 9 15t tanks or 7 2-shiki amphibious tanks or 218t of cargo or 320 marines or 120 marines and 67t of cargo
Complement	90

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Project history

Design of SB class landing ships was prepared in the second half of 1943. On request of Naval Staff they should were to exceed the ships of SS class, insufficiently fast for carrying out of operations in the conditions of domination of the air enemy.

New landing ships were very similar to USN contemporaries of LST(2) type, but were smaller and faster. There were prepared two variants of the design, differing by machinery: SBD class ships had 3-shafts diesels, and SBT single-shaft turbine. Latter ensured higher on 2.5kts speed, but diesel ships had increased capacity of cargo holds. In remaining diesel and turbine variants resembled each other, and outwardly they could be distinguished under the funnel form: on SBD it was more low and more widely, while on SBT it was higher, wider and more close to a superstructure. Beaching was effected through a folding bow ramp. For raise of a hull strength keel at fore end was fulfilled doubled, however operating experience of first ships has demanded carrying out of hull reinforcement.

They were built under the 1943 program. At all six ships of SBD class were completed, orders for 27 SBD were cancelled in late 1944 - early 1945. Building of Т164 and Т165 was suspended in May, and Т175, Т176, SB127 and SB128 in August, 1945.

Modernizations

5.1944, all completed: + 2 x 1 - 25/60 96-shiki, 1 DCT (12)

9/1944, all completed and survived: + 2 x 3 - 25/60 96-shiki, 7 x 1 - 25/60 96-shiki

Naval service

Т128 (sunk 4.6.1944 by US aircraft NE off Morotai), Т150 (sunk 27.7.1944 by US carrier aircraft near Palau), Т127 (sunk 24.9.1944 by US carrier aircraft near Manila), Т102 (sunk 26.10.1944 by US carrier aircraft in Guimaras Straits) and Т101 (sunk 28.10.1944 by US aircraft in Ormock Bay) were lost. T149 was badly damaged 12.1.1945 by US carrier aircraft near Cape St. Jacques and repaired as passenger ferry Kuroshio No2 (surrendered in August, 1945).

-go 3.1944