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The was a class of amphibious assault ships of the Imperial Japanese Army, serving during World War II. The ''SS'' meaning are ''Sensha''-''Small''.〔 ==Background== * October 1938, the IJA succeeded the amphibious operations for Bias Bay with ''Shinshū Maru''. However, long time needed for the operations, because they used low speed landing craft. Therefore, the damage was big, too. * The IJA thought about amphibious warfare for "small damage" and "quick action". * In 1939-1940, the IJA repeated an experiment with ''Gorō Maru'' (300 tons gross) and ''Yorihime Maru'' (526 tons gross). And they analyzed experiment data and placed an order for prototype ''Kōryū'' (later ''SS No.1''). * The IJN was interested in second prototype ''Banryū'' (later ''SS No.2''). As for the IJN, 16 ships placed an order, However, they adopted ''No.101''-class, the ordering was canceled. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SS-class landing ship」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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