Yorikutei 1960
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
ヨリクティ [Yorikutei] (ex-L9013, ex-LSM125) | LSM3001 | Brown SB, Houston, USA | 11/1944 | 25.11.1944 | 12.1944 // 1958 | deleted 1974 |
Displacement standard, t |
520 |
Displacement full, t |
1095 |
Length, m |
59.9 wl 62.0 oa |
Breadth, m |
10.5 |
Draught, m |
landing: 1.07 fore, 2.13 aft |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
4 General Motors diesels |
Power, h. p. |
2800 |
Max speed, kts |
12.5 - 13.2 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 4900 (12) |
Armament |
1 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10 |
Military load |
5 medium or 3 heavy tanks or 6 LVT or 9 DUKW, 48 - 54 marines |
Electronic equipment | SO or SU radar |
Complement | 60 |
Project history: Former USN medium landing ship, transferred to France for use in Vietnam and later passed on to Japan.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
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