Miura-class landing ship tank

Class overview
Builders: Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries
Operators: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Planned: 3
Completed: 3
Retired: 3
General characteristics
Class and type: Miura class LST
Displacement: 2,000 tons standard 3,200 tons full load
Length: 98 m
Beam: 14.0 m
Draft: 3.0 m
Propulsion: 2 × Kawasaki-MAN V8V 22/30 AMTL Diesel - 2 shafts propulsion - 4,400 bhp.
Speed: 14 knots (26 km/h)
Range: 4300nm at 12kts
Complement: 118
Armament: 2 × 76mm/50cal. gun (2x1), 2-40mm MGs
Notes: Two LCM-8

The Miura-class landing ship tank (LST) (みうら型輸送艦) is a class of Japanese tank landing ships that was also be used to carry heavy construction equipment such as trenchers.

Ships in the class

Pennant numberNameShipyardLaid downLaunchedCommissionedDecommissioned
LST 4151MiuraIshikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries26 November 197313 August 197425 January 19757 April 2000
LST 4152OjikaIshikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries10 June 19744 September 197522 March 197610 August 2001
LST 4153SatsumaIshikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries26 May 197512 May 197617 February 197728 June 2002


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