1st Class Transport
History
A standardized fast transport/landing ship type for troops, tanks and cargo (also used as a minelayer and escort), built in a large, hull-numbered series only - the ships carried no individual names, only hull numbers (No. 1 to No. 21). Of 34 planned units, 21 were completed and 13 cancelled. Of the 21 completed ships, 16 were lost and 5 survived the war. A complete roster of every hull number is not maintained here; some well-documented examples:
Ships in this class
| Ship | Kanji | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| No. 1 | Lead ship of the class; sunk 29 June 1944 by air attack at Palau. | |
| No. 9 | Survived the war, decommissioned September 1945. | |
| No. 16 | Survived the war, ceded to the Republic of China in 1947 (as “Wu Yi”). | |
| No. 19 | Survived the war, ceded to Britain in November 1947. |
Builds of this class
No build for this ship class yet.
Available kits
| Ship | Scale | Manufacturer | Item number | First release | Status | Configuration | Remarks |
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