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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Maru. The name's modern rendition into the Latin alphabet is Jun'yō Maru. In 1944 Jun'yō Maru was being used as a hell ship, carrying about 4,200 Javanese...
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and Jun'yō, were originally laid down as luxury passenger liners before being acquired by the IJN for conversion to aircraft carriers in 1941. Jun'yō was...
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advanced force maneuvered to try to join formations, Jun'yō readied follow-up strikes. At 11:21, the Jun'yō aircraft arrived and dove on the Enterprise task...
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Hell ship (section Jun'yō Maru)
Dutch prisoners of war; 1,047 of them died. The 5,065-ton tramp steamer Jun'yō Maru sailed from Tandjoeng Priok (Batavia) on 16 September 1944 with about...
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carriers were sunk at the Battle of Midway in June 1942 and were replaced by Jun'yō and Ryūjō. Peattie, Mark R. (1999). Sunburst: The Rise of Japanese Naval...
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Group Rear Admiral Kakuji Kakuta in carrier Jun'yō Carrier Division 2 2 Hiyō-class fleet carriers Jun'yō 20 Mitsubishi A6M "Zeke" fighters (Lt. Yoshio...
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aircraft carrier Hiyō (1942–1944) Jun'yō (1942–1946) 24,150 tonnes Converted from an ocean liner in 1939. Hiyō sunk and Jun'yō scrapped 1946–1947. Zuihō-class...
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attempt to recapture Attu. The fleet included the carriers Zuikaku, Shōkaku, Jun'yō, Hiyō, the battleships Musashi, Kongō, Haruna, and the cruisers Mogami,...
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damaged. Although the transport force had fighter cover from the carrier Jun'yō, six transports were sunk and one heavily damaged. All but four of the destroyers...
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transferred his flag to Jun'yō while Hiyō returned to Truk for repairs. Three Zeros, one D3A and five B5Ns were also transferred to Jun'yō before she left. The...
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included the aircraft carrier Zuikaku, the light aircraft carriers Zuihō, Jun'yō, and Ryūjō, the heavy cruisers Maya, Takao, Myōkō, Haguro, and Nachi, and...
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1945, grounded in Beppu Bay and dismantled in place in 1946 Hiyō class Jun'yō (1939) – damaged during Battle of Philippine Sea, June 1944. Never repaired;...
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accompanied by the carriers Jun'yō and Unyō, on 31 October. On 8 November, the submarine USS Halibut fired torpedoes at Jun'yo that missed, but hit Yamashiro...
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(1939) Zuikaku (1939) Zuihō class Zuihō (1940) Shōhō (1941) Hiyō class Jun'yō (1941) Hiyō (1941) Taiyō class escort carrier Unyō (liner converted to escort...
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while Jun'yō bombers were led by inexperienced Lieutenant Tadao Itō. As they approached Lunga Point, Itō broke off the bombing run of the entire Jun'yō group...
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was composed of Nakajima B5N2 "Kate" torpedo bombers from the carriers Jun'yō and Ryūjō. However, only half of the striking force reached their objective...
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Cruz Islands, Flatley's division of four Wildcats encountered Zeros from Jun'yō and deployed Thach weave defensive tactics when they attacked. One of the...
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Zuikaku, supplied from 601st Kōkūtai. Taihō, supplied from 601st Kōkūtai. Jun'yō, supplied from 652nd Kōkūtai. Battleship Ise, supplied from 634th Kōkūtai...
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merchant ship; put the initial Taka (Yō) (鷹, falcon/hawk) after her name Jun'yō (隼鷹) Peregrine falcon And after 4 June 1943—added provinces and mountains...
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examples. Japan Imperial Japanese Navy Aircraft carrier Shōkaku Zuikaku Taihō Jun'yō Hiyō Ryūhō Chitose Chiyoda Zuihō Naval Air Group Himeji Kōkūtai Hyakurihara...
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June 1942, Kakuta commanded a task force consisting of carriers Ryūjō and Jun'yō that conducted air raids against Dutch Harbor as part of the initial stages...
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Oldendorff 16 Sep: I-364 17 Sep: Un'yō 18 Sep: Dr. Heinrich Wiegand, Gyōkū Maru, Jun'yō Maru 19 Sep: Isoshima;U-407, U-867 21 Sep: China Maru, Hōfuku Maru, Katsuriki...
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Luzon. USS Pintado fired a spread of torpedoes at the Japanese carrier Jun'yō but Akikaze intercepted them sacrificing herself to save the carrier. Akikaze...
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Shōhō, Jun'yō 20 May 1942 Ryūjō, Jun'yō 14 July 1942 disbanded 1 May 1944 3rd Fleet Hyūga, Ise, 634th Naval Air Group 15 October 1944 Jun'yō, Ryūhō,...
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survivors from the water. During the morning and early afternoon, IJN carrier Jun'yō under the command of Vice Admiral Kakuji Kakuta, which was located about...
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the Mariana Islands. She was accompanied by the carriers Chitose, Zuihō, Jun'yō, Hiyō, Ryūhō and by the battleship Musashi. During the Battle of the Philippine...
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command of Rear Admiral Kakuji Kakuta, comprising the carriers Ryūjō and Jun'yō plus escort ships, sailed to 180 mi (160 nmi; 290 km) southwest of Dutch...
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the Battle of the Philippine Sea, Nagato escorted the aircraft carriers Jun'yō, Hiyō and the light carrier Ryūhō. She fired 41 cm Type 3 Sankaidan incendiary...
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