Tokusetsu-Yusokan
IJN T.101 Class Landing Ship Tank
(T.101 Class Landing Ship Tank by T. Yuki)
IJN LST T.142:
Tabular Record of Movement
© 2017 Bob Hackett
5 February 1944:
Numbered T.142
29 July 1944:
Kawanami Kogyo. Laid down as a 950-ton T. 103-class landing ship tank.
20 September 1944:
Launched.
5 September 1944:
T. 142 is classified a 2nd class Yusokan.
2 November 1944:
Completed. Lt Manjiro is appointed Commanding Officer. T-142 is assigned to the Combined Fleet's First Transport Squadron, Sasebo.
14 November 1944:
T-142 departs Sasebo.
16 November 1944:
Arrives at Keelung, Formosa.
17 November 1944:
Departs Keelung.
18 November 1944:
Arrives at Takao, Formosa (Kaohsiung, Taiwnan).
22 November 1944:
Departs Takao.
23 November 1944:
Arrives at Lapok Bay.
24 November 1944:
Departs Lapok Bay and later arrives at Santa Cruz (East side of Hema Samea Island).
25 November 1944:
Departs Santa Cruz.
West Luzon. 10 km off the coast of Santa Cruz. Carrier aircraft from Task Force 38 bomb and sink T-142 at 14-50N, 19-45E. Casualties unknown.
10 January 1945:
Removed from the Navy List.
-Bob Hackett
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