Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force - JMSDF

 

 

Atsumi class Tank Landing Ship - LST

 

Atsumi class tank landing ship LST Motobu Nemuro sasebo heavy industries japan maritime self defense force jmsdf

LST-4103 JDS Nemuro

 

 

Ships:

unit

laid down

launched

commissioned

decommissioned

LST 4101 JDS Atsumi

December 7, 1971

June 13, 1972

November 27, 1972

February 13, 1998

LST 4102 JDS Motobu

April 23, 1973

August 3, 1973

December 21, 1973

April 12, 1999

LST 4103 JDS Nemuro

November 18, 1976

June 16, 1977

October 27, 1977

May 20, 2005

 

BUILDER:

all 3 units were built by Sasebo Heavy Industries, Sasebo, Japan

 

Specifications:

Length:

89 meters

Beam:

13 meters

Draft:

2,7 meters

Displacement:

1500 tons (standard) / 2400 tons (full load)

Speed:

14 knots, max. (26 km/h)

Range:

 

Crew:

100 crew / plus 130 troops

Aviation:

none

Propulsion:

2 x Kawasaki-MAN V8V22/30ATL diesel engines (4400 hp)
2 shafts, 2 propellers

Armament:

2 x 40mm guns

 

images:

 

LST-4102 JDS Motobu Atsumi class tank landing ship japan maritime self defense force jmsdf

LST-4102 JDS Motobu

 

 

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