Imperial Japanese Fleet Carriers
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Amagi class Fleet Aircraft Carrier (1927)
Specifications (Following 1938-1939 Modernization)
Weight: 42,750 long tons fully loaded
Propulsion: 4x Gihon geared steam turbines, 19x Kampon boilers
Range: 8,200 nautical miles
Speed: 31.2 knots
Armor:
- Belt: 152mm
- Main Deck: 57mm
- Casemates: 25mm
Armament:
- 6 x 200mm/50-caliber 3rd Year Casemate Guns
- 12 x 120mm/45-caliber Type 10 Heavy AA guns (6x2)
- 28 x 25mm Type 96 AA machine-guns (14x2)
Aviation Capacity:
- 27 Mitsubishi A6M2 Model 21 Type 0 Fighters
- 18 Aichi D3A1 Type 99 Dive Bombers
- 27 Nakajima B5N2 Type 97 Torpedo Bombers
Ship | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Fate |
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Amagi (天城) | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal | December 16, 1920 | October 12, 1921 | May 11, 1926 | | Sunk by US Navy aircraft in the North Pacific Ocean, November 1942. |
Akagi (赤城) | Kure Naval Arsenal | December 6, 1920 | November 2, 1921 | March 25, 1926 | November 11, 1947 | Sunk for target practice, October 25, 1950. |
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Kaga Fleet Aircraft Carrier (1927)
Specifications (Following 1935 Modernization)
Weight: 43,650 long tons fully loaded
Propulsion: 4x Gihon geared steam turbines, 12x Kampon boilers
Range: 10,000 nautical miles
Speed: 28.3 knots
Armor:
- Belt: 152mm
- Main Deck: 55mm
- Casemates: 25mm
Armament:
- 10 x 200mm/50-caliber 3rd Year Casemate Guns
- 16 x 127mm Type 89/40-caliber Heavy AA guns (8x2)
- 28 x 25mm Type 96 AA machine-guns (14x2)
Aviation Capacity:
- 27 Mitsubishi A6M2 Model 21 Type 0 Fighters
- 26 Aichi D3A1 Type 99 Dive Bombers
- 26 Nakajima B5N2 Type 97 Torpedo Bombers
Ship | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Fate |
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Kaga (加賀) | Kawasaki Shipyard, Kobe. | July 19, 1920 | November 17, 1921 | March 31, 1927 | December 2, 1947 | Museum Ship in Kure since 1950. |
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Sōryū Fleet Aircraft Carrier (1936)
Specifications (As originally completed)
Weight: 19,800 long tons fully loaded
Propulsion: 4x Kampon geared steam turbines, 8x Kampon boilers
Range: 7,750 nautical miles
Speed: 34.5 knots
Armor:
- Belt: 40mm
- Deck over Machinery: 25mm
- Deck over Magazines: 55mm
Armament:
- 12 x 127mm Type 89/40-caliber Heavy AA guns (6x2)
- 28 x 25mm Type 96 AA machine-guns (14x2)
Aviation Capacity:
- 21 Mitsubishi A6M2 Model 21 Type 0 Fighters
- 18 Aichi D3A1 Type 99 Dive Bombers
- 18 Nakajima B5N2 Type 97 Torpedo Bombers
Ship | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
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Sōryū (蒼龍) - Green Dragon | Kure Naval Arsenal | November 20, 1933 | December 23, 1934 | December 29, 1936 | Sunk during the Battle of Midway, December 7, 1941. |
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Hiryū Fleet Aircraft Carrier (1939)
Specifications (As originally completed)
Weight: 21,900 long tons fully loaded
Propulsion: 4x Kampon geared steam turbines, 8x Kampon boilers
Range: 10,330 nautical miles
Speed: 34.3 knots
Armor:
- Belt: 40mm, Abreast of Magazines: 150mm
- Deck: 25mm, Over Magazines: 55mm
Armament:
- 12 x 127mm Type 89/40-caliber Heavy AA guns (6x2)
- 31 x 25mm Type 96 AA machine-guns (5x2) and (7x3)
Aviation Capacity:
- 23 Mitsubishi A6M2 Model 21 Type 0 Fighters
- 17 Aichi D3A1 Type 99 Dive Bombers
- 18 Nakajima B5N2 Type 97 Torpedo Bombers
Ship | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Fate |
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Hiryū (飛龍) - Flying Dragon | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal | July 8, 1936 | November 16, 1937 | July 5, 1939 | March 5, 1958 | Training ship, 1946-1958. Scrapped in Kure, 1959. |
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Shōkaku class Aircraft Carrier (1941)
Specifications (As originally completed)
Weight: 32,105 long tons fully loaded
Propulsion: 4x Kampon geared steam turbines, 8x Kampon boilers
Range: 9,700 nautical miles
Speed: 34.2 knots
Sensors: Type 0 Sonar
Armor:
- Belt: 46mm, Abreast of Magazines: 165mm
- Deck: 25mm, Over Magazines: 132mm
Armament:
- 16 x 127mm Type 89/40-caliber Heavy AA guns (8x2)
- 36 x 25mm Type 96 AA machine-guns (12x3)
Aviation Capacity:
- 18 Mitsubishi A6M2 Model 21 Type 0 Fighters
- 27 Aichi D3A1 Type 99 Dive Bombers
- 27 Nakajima B5N2 Type 97 Torpedo Bombers
- + 12 spare aircraft
Ship | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Fate |
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Shōkaku (翔鶴) - Soaring Crane | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal | December 12, 1937 | June 1, 1938 | August 8, 1941 | November 16, 1969 | ASW Carrier, 1958-1969. Scrapped in Hiroshima, 1973-1974. |
Zuikaku (瑞鶴) - Auspicious Crane | Kawasaki Shipyard, Kobe. | May 25, 1938 | November 27, 1939 | September 25, 1941 | January 5, 1979 | ASW Carrier, 1958-1969. Training carrier, 1969-1977. Museum ship in Nagasaki since 1979. |
Hiyō class Fleet Aircraft Carriers
Specifications (As originally completed)
Weight: 28,300 long tons fully loaded
Propulsion: 2x Mitsubishi geared steam turbines, 6x Mitsubishi boilers (
Jun'yō)
2x Curtis geared steam turbines, 6x Kawasaki - Huntsville boilers (
Hiyō)
Range: 10,000 nautical miles
Speed: 25.5 knots
Armor:
- Magazines: 25mm
- Deck: 70mm
Armament:
- 12 x 127mm Type 89/40-caliber Heavy AA guns (6x2)
- 24 x 25mm Type 96 AA machine-guns (6x3)
Aviation Capacity:
- 16 Mitsubishi A6M2 Model 21 Type 0 Fighters
- 24 Aichi D3A1 Type 99 Dive Bombers
Ship | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Fate |
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Jun'yō (隼鷹) - Peregrine Falcon, ex Kashiwara Maru | Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki. | March 20, 1939 | June 26, 1941 | May 5, 1942 | May 6, 1962 | ASW Carrier, 1946-1961. Scrapped in Osaka, 1964. |
Hiyō (飛鷹) - Flying Hawk, ex Izumo Maru | Kawasaki Shipyard, Kobe. | November 30, 1939 | June 24, 1941 | July 31, 1942 | April 27, 1963 | ASW Carrier, 1947-1963. Sunk for weapons tests, 1967. |
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Taihō class Fleet Aircraft Carrier (1944)
Specifications (As originally completed)
Weight: 37,720 long tons fully loaded
Propulsion: 4x Kampon geared steam turbines, 8x Kampon boilers
Range: 8,000 nautical miles
Speed: 33.3 knots
Sensors: 2x Type 1 Sonar 2-go Fire-Control Radar, Type 3 1-go Air-Search Radar
Armor:
- Belt: 55mm, Abreast of Magazines: 165mm
- Lower Hanger Deck: 90mm
- Flight Deck: 79mm
Armament:
- 12 x 100mm/65mm-caliber Type 98 Heavy AA guns (6x2)
- 51 x 25mm Type 96 AA machine-guns (17x3)
Aviation Capacity:
- 24 Mitsubishi A7M2 Reppū Fighters
- 27 Yokosuka D4Y1 Suisei Dive Bombers
- 18 Nakajima B6N Tenzan Torpedo Bombers
- 3 C6N1 Saiun Reconnaissance Planes
Ship | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Fate |
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Taihō (大鳳) - Great Phoenix | Kawasaki Shipyard, Kobe | July 10, 1941 | December 7, 1942 | February 2, 1944 | November 29, 1980 | Scrapped in Hiroshima, 1985. |
Donryū (呑龍) - Storm Dragon | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal | September 1, 1941 | January 27, 1943 | March 18, 1944 | December 4, 1980 | Scrapped in Osaka, 1984. |