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Daihatsu-class Landing Craft

CountryJapan
BuilderHatsudoki Seizo Company, Limited
Length47 feet
Beam10 feet
Draft3 feet
MachineryOne diesel engine rated at 60hp
Speed8 knots
Range100nm at 7.5 knots, 50nm at 8.5 knots
Crew12
ArmamentOptional 2x light machine guns, optional 2x or 3x 25mm/60 anti-aircraft guns

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This article refers to the entire Daihatsu-class; it is not about an individual vessel.

ww2dbaseThe Daihatsu-class landing craft design, short for okata hatsudo kitei (large motorized boat; the leading "o" changes to "dai" when taken apart from the rest of word), was developed by the Japanese Army to deliver troops and supplies onto beaches. The bow of these landing craft were hinged and could be lowered as ramps. Each of these 21-ton craft could carry one light tank, 70 men, or 10 tons of general cargo. They were constructed of metal, and were powered by diesel engines. 3,229 examples were ordered by the Japanese Army.

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Last Major Revision: Aug 2011

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Australian Army engineers with a captured Daihatsu-class landing craft, Milne Bay, Sep 1942Wrecked Japanese landing craft, Gavutu Beach, Guadalcanal, Aug-Sep 1942Dead Japanese soldiers and wrecked Daihatsu-class landing craft on Buna beach, New Guinea, 1943Two wrecked Japanese Daihatsu-class landing craft at Scarlet Beach, Finschhafen, New Guinea, 17 Oct 1943, photo 1 of 2
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Daihatsu-class Landing Craft Operational Timeline

28 Jan 1944 At sea, cruisers USS Honolulu and USS St. Louis met with cruisers USS Montpelier, USS Cleveland, and USS Columbia and conducted fleet exercises. Honolulu and St. Louis then departed for Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides.




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Australian Army engineers with a captured Daihatsu-class landing craft, Milne Bay, Sep 1942
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