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Models of this
class:
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Information on this class has been compiled by Jeff Donahoo
Standard Displacement:
17,500 tons
Complement: 1,390
Length: 741'6"
Beam: 72'3" Draught: 25'9" (mean)
Armament:
12-5"/40cal
76-25mm
64 aircraft
30 A6M5 'Zero'
27 D4Y2 'Judy'
7 C6n1 'Myrt'
Flight Deck: 712'x88'6"
Machinery: 4 shaft
Kanpon Turbines
Boilers: 8 Kanpon
S.H.P.: 152,000=34 knots
Oil: 3,750 tons
Radius: 8,000 miles @ 18 knots
| Name |
Builder |
Laid
Down |
Launched |
Completed |
Fate |
| Amagi |
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10/1/42 |
10/15/43 |
8/11/44 |
sunk, 7/28/45 |
| Aso |
|
6/8/43 |
11/1/44 |
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hull scrapped 1947 |
| Ikoma |
|
7/5/43 |
11/17/44 |
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hull scrapped 1947 |
| Kasagi |
|
4/14/43 |
10/19/44 |
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hull scrapped 1947 |
| Katsuragi |
|
12/8/42 |
1/ /44 |
10/18/44 |
repatriation duty, scrapped in '47 or '48 |
| Unryu |
|
8/1/42 |
9/25/43 |
8/6/44 |
sunk,12/19/44 |
Note: Hiryu type medium
carriers
Names: This class broke
the naming conventions normally used for carriers. Only Unryu
received a
"carrier" name, the others were named after mountains.
Names:
Amagi: Mountain
Aso: Mountain
Ikoma: Mountain
Kasagi: Mountain
Katsuragi: Mountain
Unryu: Dragon in the clouds
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