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    The Unryū-class aircraft carriers (雲龍型航空母艦, Unryū-gata Kōkūbokan) were World War II Japanese aircraft carriers. Sixteen ships of the class were planned...
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    The ship was one of 16 Unryū-class aircraft carriers planned, although only three were completed before the end of the war. Unryū had a length of 227.35...
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    submarine USS Sailfish, December 1943 Unryū class Amagi (1943) – used as anti-aircraft platform and sunk in July 1945 Unryū (1943) – sunk by U.S. submarine...
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  • Amagi (天城) was an Unryū-class aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Named after Mount Amagi, and completed late in...
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    Katsuragi (葛城) was the third and final Unryū-class aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy built during World War II. Named after Mount Katsuragi...
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  • generation of Japanese aircraft carriers, which would include Taihō, 15 of a modified Hiryū design (which turned into the Unryū-class) and five of an improved...
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  • Thumbnail for Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano
    the third of the Yamato-class battleships, Shinano's partially complete hull was ordered to be converted to an aircraft carrier following Japan's disastrous...
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    The Shōkaku class (翔鶴型, Shōkaku-gata) consisted of two aircraft carriers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the late 1930s. Completed shortly...
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  • The Zuihō class (瑞鳳型), also known as the Shōhō class (祥鳳型), consisted of two aircraft carriers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) before World...
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    Hiyō-class aircraft carriers (飛鷹型航空母艦, Hiyō-gata kōkūbokan) were built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. Both ships of the class,...
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  • Thumbnail for Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō
    Ryūjō (Japanese: 龍驤 "Prancing Dragon") was a light aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the early 1930s. Small and lightly...
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  • Unryū (雲龍) or Cloud Dragon, a mythical creature in Japanese folklore, may refer to: Unryū-class aircraft carrier, World War II Japanese aircraft carriers...
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    Kaga Province) was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). Originally intended to be one of two Tosa-class battleships, Kaga was...
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    an aircraft carrier, and the first aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). Commissioned in 1922, the ship was used for testing carrier aircraft...
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    after Mount Akagi) was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). Though she was laid down as an Amagi-class battlecruiser, Akagi was...
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  • Thumbnail for Japanese aircraft carrier Jun'yō
    Jun'yō (隼鷹, "Peregrine Falcon") was a Hiyō-class aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). She was laid down as the passenger liner Kashiwara...
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    Chitose-class aircraft carriers (千歳型航空母艦, Chitose-gata kōkūbokan) were a class of two seaplane tenders, later converted to light aircraft carriers, of the...
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    Kongō-class battlecruiser Amagi (Unfinished), Amagi-class battlecruiser Fleet carrier Hiryū Shōkaku, Shōkaku-class fleet carrier Unryū, Unryū-class fleet...
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    aircraft carrier 1925 Ibuki, Ibuki-class battlecruiser 1909 Tsukuba, Tsukuba-class battlecruiser 1907 Katsuragi, Unryū-class aircraft carrier 1945...
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  • Thumbnail for Japanese aircraft carrier Sōryū
    Sōryū (Japanese: 蒼龍, meaning "Blue (or Green) Dragon") was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the mid-1930s. A sister...
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    Dragon") was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1930s. Generally regarded as the only ship of her class, she was built...
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    as designed. A third hull, laid down in 1940, was converted to the aircraft carrier Shinano during construction. Displacing nearly 72,000 long tons (73...
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  • Thumbnail for List of aircraft carriers of World War II
    This is a list of aircraft carriers of the Second World War. Aircraft carriers serve as a seagoing airbases, equipped with a flight deck and facilities...
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  • Thumbnail for Japanese aircraft carrier Kaiyō
    converted into an escort carrier, and renamed Kaiyō. The ship was primarily used as an aircraft transport, escort carrier and training ship during the...
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    before being destroyed. The concept of the class was similar to British merchant aircraft carrier. The class consisted of two oil tankers of 10,002 gross...
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    Japanese aircraft carriers: Chitose, Chiyoda, Hiyō, Junyō, Shinyo, Shōkaku, Sōryū, Taihō, Unryū, Unyō and Zuikaku. The D4Y1-C reconnaissance aircraft entered...
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  • Thumbnail for Timeline for aircraft carrier service
    Aircraft carriers have their origins during the days of World War I. The earliest experiments consisted of fitting temporary "flying off" platforms to...
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  • the Guadalcanal Campaign. Both carriers were sunk during the 1944 Pacific campaigns. Unryū-class Aircraft carrier Unryū (1944–1944) Amagi (1944–1945) Katsuragi...
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    class light aircraft carriers Chiyoda (1943) Chitose (1944) Unryū class Amagi (1943) Unryū (1943) Katsuragi (1944) Kasagi (not completed) Aso (not completed)...
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  • refer to: Japanese aircraft carrier Kasagi: see Unryū class aircraft carrier Japanese cruiser Kasagi Kasagi Dam Kasagi Station Kasagi class cruiser Kasagi...
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