Daihatsu-class landing craft

Class overview
NameDaihatsu class
Operators Imperial Japanese Army
In service1937–1945
Planned3,229
General characteristics (Daihatsu-class landing craft)
TypeLanding craft
Tonnage21 tons
Length47 ft (14.33 m)o/a
Beam10 ft (3.05 m)
Draught2.6 ft (0.79 m)
Installed power60 hp (45 kW)
PropulsionDiesel engine
Speed8 knots (14.8 km/h)
Range
Capacity1 Type 95 7.4 ton tank or 70 men or 10 tons cargo
Complement12
Armament2 light machine guns or 2-3 25mm/60 AA guns

The Daihatsu-class or 14 m landing craft (大発, abbreviation of 大型発動機艇 which means "large motorized boat") was a type of landing craft used by the Imperial Japanese Army from 1937 to 1945, in the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. It was designated the "Type A" landing craft by the United States.[1][2]

  1. ^ ONI 208-J (Supplement no. 2) Far Eastern Small Craft. Division of Naval Intelligence. March 1945. pp. 22–23.
  2. ^ U.S. Army-Navy Journal Of Recognition. March 1944. pp. 42–43.