IJN · CV
SunkUnryu-class carrier, completed late in the war. She never embarked her air group and spent the war in Japanese waters. American carrier aircraft capsized her at Kure in July 1945.
| Type | Aircraft carrier (CV) |
|---|---|
| Builder | Mitsubishi, Nagasaki |
| Launched | 1943-10-15 |
| Commissioned | 1944-08-10 |
| Fate | Sunk. Capsized at Kure after repeated American carrier air attacks in July 1945. Refloated in 1946 and scrapped that year. |
Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
Amagi at completion at the Mitsubishi Nagasaki yard, August 1944. Kure Maritime History Science Museum collection, via Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons File:Japanese aircraft carrier Amagi.jpg. Public domain.
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