2nd Class Transport
History
A smaller standardized landing-transport type (roughly 320 troops plus vehicles, e.g. Type 95 Ha-Gō tanks), built in two sub-variants (diesel: No.101-class; turbine: No.103-class), likewise identified only by hull number rather than individual names (e.g. No. 101, No. 102, No. 127…). Army-operated versions were called “SB craft.” Of 103 planned units, 69 were completed (49 Navy, 20 Army), 32 cancelled. 41 of the 69 completed ships were lost (40 Navy, 1 Army) - 18 Navy units at Leyte alone. A complete roster of every hull number is not maintained here; some well-documented examples:
Ships in this class
| Ship | Kanji | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| No. 101 | Lead ship of the class; sunk 28 October 1944 by air attack in Ormoc Bay. | |
| No. 149 | Converted into the patrol boat “Kuroshio No. 2,” later sunk off Sumatra by submarine on 1 June 1945. | |
| No. 159 | Destroyed by naval gunfire in Ormoc Bay, 12 December 1944. |
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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