Chūyō (冲鷹, "hawk which soars") was a Taiyō-class escort carrier originally built as Nitta Maru (新田 丸), the first of her class of three passenger-cargo...

with her sister Chūyō and the light carrier Zuihō ; the carriers were escorted by the heavy cruiser Maya and four destroyers. Chūyō and Un'yō had aboard...

Taiyō class escort carrier Unyō (liner converted to escort carrier in 1941) Chūyō (liner converted to escort carrier in 1942) Taiyō (liner converted to escort...

Transcriptions Romanization Chūyō...

August 1944 Un'yō (1942) – sunk by U.S. submarine USS Barb, September 1944 Chūyō (1942) – sunk by U.S. submarine USS Sailfish, December 1943 Unryū class...

000 yd (8,200 m). The group consisted of the Japanese aircraft carrier Chūyō, a cruiser, and two destroyers. Despite high seas whipped up by typhoon...

Japanese prisoner of war camps in Asia aboard the Nita Maru (later renamed Chūyō). Many of those that stayed were those that were too badly wounded, and...

she was accompanied by Un'yō. The following month, Un'yō was replaced by Chūyō. En route to Truk, she was again torpedoed by an American submarine; this...

minute due to the need to frequently change the fifteen-round magazines. Chūyō and Un'yō were equipped with eight more modern 40-caliber 12.7 cm (5 in)...

Dec: Fort Athabaska, John Bascom, John Harvey, Norlom, Testbank 4 Dec: Chūyō, Kembu Maru 11 Dec: V 602 Richard C. Krogmann 12 Dec: HMS Holcombe, HMS Tynedale...

"friendly fire". Sailfish of this class sank the Japanese aircraft carrier Chūyō, which was carrying 21 survivors from the submarine Sculpin; only one of...

Carrier Division of the 3rd Fleet, accompanying the escort carriers Unyō and Chūyō to Truk and back, and remaining based in the Seto Inland Sea for training...

Nitta Maru (the ship "Nitta"), former name of the Japanese aircraft carrier Chūyō All pages with titles beginning with Nitta All pages with titles containing...

200 tons 17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph) 15–21 merchant conversions Taiyō, Unyō, Chūyō 1941 Japan 17,830 tons (standard) 21 kn (39 km/h; 24 mph) 27 converted liners...

remained ashore. On 30 November, Zuihō, together with the escort carriers Chūyō and Unyō, departed Truk for Japan, escorted by four destroyers. The Americans...

Type Ships Displacement Note Taiyō-class Escort carrier Taiyō (1941–44) Chūyō (1942–43) Un'yō (1942–44) 17,830 tonnes All sunk. Kaiyō-class Escort carrier...

Beached as a tourist attraction in Le Barcarès, France SS Nitta Maru 1939 Chūyō (1942–1943) Torpedoed and sunk on December 4, 1943, by the USS Sailfish...

returned to Truk in mid-March, escorting Chūyō and Taiyō from Truk to Yokosuka in mid-April and returning with Chūyō and Unyō at the end of the month. In...

re-commissioned as USS Sailfish on 15 May 1940. Sank Japanese aircraft carrier Chūyō 3 Dec 1943 which was carrying survivors of Sculpin (SS-191). SS-193 Swordfish...

Japanese prisoner of war camps in Asia aboard the Nita Maru (later renamed Chūyō). Many of those that stayed were those that were too badly wounded, and...

"The Moderate Harlequin Alliance" (中庸道化連, Chūyō Dōke Ren) "In a Holy Place" (聖なる場所で, Seinaru Basho de) "The Octagram" (八星魔王, Hachi Hoshi Maō) "The Right...

quickly taking 1,272 with her while 570 were rescued. 1,272 Navy 1943  Japan Chūyō – On 4 December the Japanese aircraft carrier was torpedoed and sunk by...

spoken in Ehime Prefecture. Nanyo is influenced by the Kyushu dialect, and Chuyo and Toyo are influenced by the Kinki dialect. Kaimei School Museum of Ehime...

Dec: Fort Athabaska, John Bascom, John Harvey, Norlom, Testbank 4 Dec: Chūyō, Kembu Maru 11 Dec: V 602 Richard C. Krogmann 12 Dec: HMS Holcombe, HMS Tynedale...

20 September. On 30 November, Zuihō, together with the escort carriers Chūyō and Unyō, departed Truk for Japan, escorted by four destroyers. The Americans...

personnel and tanks. These vessels included the Taiyō Maru, Unyo Maru, Chuyo Maru, Kaiyō Maru, Shinyo Maru, Kamakura Maru, Akitsu Maru, Nigitsu Maru...

Chitose light aircraft carrier 11,190 15 December 1938 sunk 25 October 1944 Chūyō Taiyō escort carrier 18,116 25 November 1942 sunk 4 December 1943 Colossus...

designs (inam-am, inalapat, and nilawhat), fruits (binunga), parallel lines (chuyos), alternating lines (sinagkikao), hourglass shapes representing day and...

divided in half for transport back to Japan on two escort carriers – 21 on Chuyo and 20 on Un'yō. Those on Unyo arrived in Japan in early December and spent...

designs (inam-am, inalapat, and nilawhat), fruits (binunga), parallel lines (chuyos), alternating lines (sinagkikao), hourglass shapes representing day and...