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Naval support & landing craft1988–present
Landing craft utility
LCU-2001-class landing craft is a landing craft utility. It was built by Sasebo Heavy Industries , Sasebo. Reported operators include Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
JapanLCU-2001 class
Sasebo Heavy Industries , Sasebo
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Yura class
1987–1991
1988–present
2
1
1
Landing craft utility
420 tons standard, 540 tons hull load
52 m (170 ft 7 in)
8.7 m (28 ft 7 in)
1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
2 × Mitsubishi S6U-MTK diesel engines, 3,000 shp (2.2 MW) 2 shafts, cp props
12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
28
OPS-9
1 × JM61-M 20 mm gun
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country of origin Japan 0 references
航続距離 1,706 海里 (10ノット巡航時)
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 52 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 52 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 52 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
LCU-2001-class landing craft equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
JapanMaritime Self-Defense Force exact named equipment holdings: LCU-2001. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: LANDING CRAFT / LCM. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Maritime Self-Defense Force exact named class holdings of LCU-2001. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): LANDING CRAFT / LCM. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited. The own fetched design source declares this exact class and its PDF operator country; ship capacities and fitted launcher/armament counts are retained as source scope, not added to hull quantities.