Ōsumi-class tank landing ship (1961)
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Ōsumi class |
| Builders | Sasebo Naval Arsenal |
| Operators | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| Succeeded by | Atsumi-class tank landing ship |
| Built | 1944-1945 |
| In commission | 1961-1976 |
| Planned | 3 |
| Completed | 3 |
| Retired | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Landing ship tank |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 328 ft (100 m) |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Draft |
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| Propulsion | 2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 LCVPs |
| Troops | Approximately 140 officers and enlisted men |
| Complement | 8-10 officers, 100-115 enlisted men |
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The Osumi-class tank landing ship were a class of transport ships operated by the Maritime Self-Defense Force. It was recommissioned with the donation of three LST-542-class tank landing ship from the US Navy. Initially, it was categorized as a amphibious landing ship, but the ship type was changed on 1 April 1971.