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Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
第1号輸送艦 [1-go]			Mitsubishi, Yokohama		1944	5.1944	sunk 27.7.1944
第2号輸送艦 [2-go]			Mitsubishi, Yokohama		1944	6.1944	sunk 5.8.1944
第3号輸送艦 [3-go]			Kure K K		1944	6.1944	sunk 14.9.1944
第4号輸送艦 [4-go]			Kure K K		1944	6.1944	sunk 4.8.1944
第5号輸送艦 [5-go]			Kure K K		1944	8.1944	sunk 14.9.1944
第6号輸送艦 [6-go]			Kure K K		1944	8.1944	sunk 25.11.1944
第7号輸送艦 [7-go]			Mitsubishi, Yokohama		1944	8.1944	sunk 27.12.1944
第8号輸送艦 [8-go]			Mitsubishi, Yokohama		1944	9.1944	sunk 24.12.1944
第9号輸送艦  [9-go]			Kure K K		1944	9.1944	surrendered 8.1945, to USA 1947, BU
第10号輸送艦 [10-go]			Kure K K		1944	9.1944	sunk 25.11.1944
第11号輸送艦 [11-go]			Kure K K		1944	11.1944	sunk 7.12.1944
第12号輸送艦 [12-go]			Kure K K		1944	11.1944	sunk 13.12.1944
第13号輸送艦 [13-go]			Mitsubishi, Yokohama		1944	11.1944	surrendered 8.1945, to Soviet Union 11.1946 (netlayer Тюмень-Ула [Tyumen'-Ula])
第14号輸送艦 [14-go]			Kure K K		1944	12.1944	sunk 15.1.1945
第15号輸送艦 [15-go]			Kure K K		1944	12.1944	sunk 17.1.1945
第16号輸送艦 [16-go]			Mitsubishi, Yokohama		1944	12.1944	surrendered 8.1945, to China 8.1947 (武夷 [Wu Yi])
第17号輸送艦 [17-go]			Kure K K		1944	2.1945	sunk 2.4.1945
第18号輸送艦 [18-go]			Kure K K		1944	2.1945	sunk 18.3.1945
第19号輸送艦 [19-go]			Kure K K		1945	5.1945	surrendered 8.1945, to United Kingdom 11.1947, BU
第20号輸送艦 [20-go]			Kure K K		1945	4.1945	surrendered 8.1945, wrecked 25.9.1946
第21号輸送艦 [21-go]			Kure K K		1945	7.1945	sunk 10.8.1945
第22号輸送艦 [22-go]			Kure K K		25.4.1945	---	cancelled 6.1945

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	1500
Displacement normal, t	1800
Length, m	89.0 pp 94.0 wl 96.0 oa
Breadth, m	10.2
Draught, m	3.60
No of shafts	1
Machinery	1 set geared steam turbine, 2 boilers
Power, h. p.	9500
Max speed, kts	22
Fuel, t	oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	4700(18)
Armament	1 - 7-go: 1 x 2 - 127/40 89-shiki, 3 x 3 - 25/60 96-shiki, 1 x 2 - 25/60 96-shiki, 4 x 1 - 25/60 96-shiki, 4 DCT (42) 8 - 21-go: 1 x 2 - 127/40 89-shiki, 5 x 3 - 25/60 96-shiki, 1 x 2 - 25/60 96-shiki, 9 x 1 - 25/60 96-shiki, 5 x 1 - 13.2/76, 4 DCT (42)
Military load	1 - 16-go: 5 Daihatsu 14m landing craft  + 260 t of cargo or 7 amphibious tanks + 220 t of cargo or 500 t of cargo + 480 men 17 - 21-go: 5 Daihatsu 14m landing craft  + 260 t of cargo or 7 amphibious tanks + 220 t of cargo or 500 t of cargo + 480 men or 2 Koryu midget submarines or 6 Kaiten human torpedoes
Electronic equipment	2-shiki 2-go radar, 93-shiki sonar, 93-shiki hydrophone
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Project history

Fast landing transports, designed specially for supply delivery to isolated island garrisons. They had original enough hull with "inverse" deck sheer: at aft end the deck was smoothly dropped to a water-line that allowed to launch vehicles and landing crafts by two special roller ways. Disemarkation could be effected both on stop, and on up to 16kts speed. For cargo storage ships were arranged with two holds amidships. Construction was as much as possible simplified for simplification of building.

The order for such 46 ships has been given out in September, 1943. Till the end of war 21 ships were commissioned, building of one (Т22) was suspended in June, 1945 in 90% availability. Orders for 24 more were cancelled in May, 1945.

Modernizations 9.

1944, all completed and survived: + 2 x 3 - 25/60 96-shiki, 5 x 1 - 25/60 96-shiki, 5 x 1 - 13.2/76

1945, all completed and survived: military load can include 2 Koryu midget submarines or 6 Kaiten human torpedoes

1945, many survived: + 3-shiki 1-go radar

Naval service

Т1 was sunk 27.7.1944 by US carrier aircraft off Palau. Т4 was sunk 4.8.1944 by US carrier aircraft off Chichijima. Т2 was sunk 5.8.1944 by US carrier aircraft off Chichijima. Т5 was sunk 14.9.1944 by US carrier aircraft off Mindanao. Т3 was sunk 15.9.1944 by US submarine Guavina off Mindanao. Т6 and Т10 were sunk 25.11.1944 by US carrier aircraft in Balanacan harbour. Т11 was sunk 7.12.1944 by US aircraft off Leyte. Т12 was sunk 13.12.1944 by US submarine Pintado in 200nm SE off Takao. Т8 was sunk 24.12.1944 by US destroyers Case and Roe off Chichijima. T7 was sunk 27.12.1944 by US destroyers Dunlap, Fanning and Cummings off Kazan. Т14 was sunk 15.1.1945 by US carrier aircraft off Takao. Т15 was sunk 17.1.1945 by US submarine Tautog off Kagoshima, Kyushu. T18 was sunk 18.3.1945 by US submarine Springer near Mutsurejima, NW part of Kyushu. Т17 was sunk 2.4.1945 by US carrier aircraft off Amami. Т21 was hard damaged 9.8.1945 by US Army aircraft and sunk next day off Tsuwajima.

T20 was used in repatriation service and ran aground 25.9.1946 off Chipei-Hsiaotao (Pescadores).