Shinshu-Maru-Type1-LS
World's First Amphibious Assault Ship - Shinshu Maru was world's first purpose-built amphibious assault ship (1935). 11,800 tons. Carried 29 Daihatsu landing craft + 2,200 troops. First floodable well deck (1936). Prototype for modern amphibious warfare.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 7100 t
- Displacement (full)
- 11800 t
- Length
- 508.5 ft
- Beam
- 62.3 ft
- Crew
- 220
- Ships built
- 1 (prototype)
- Commissioned
- 1935
- Decommissioned
- 1945
Performance
- Top speed
- 19 kn
- Range
- null
Armament
- Main guns
- None
- Torpedoes
- None
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- None
In-Game
- Tier
- T4
- Game power
- 73.97
- Research cost
- 26,037
- Credit cost
- 51,779
Notable
- World's first purpose-built amphibious assault ship
- First floodable well deck design (1936 refit)
- Prototype for modern LST/LSD concept
- Designed in extreme secrecy by IJA
- Influenced Allied amphibious ship development