IJN · CVE
SunkTaiyo-class escort carrier, converted from the liner Nitta Maru. Mostly an aircraft transport to Truk. Sunk by the submarine Sailfish on 4 December 1943, with American prisoners from Sculpin aboard.
| Type | Escort carrier (CVE) |
|---|---|
| Builder | Mitsubishi, Nagasaki (as the liner Nitta Maru) |
| Launched | 1939-05-20 |
| Commissioned | 1942-11-25 |
| Fate | Sunk. Torpedoed and sunk by the submarine Sailfish on 4 December 1943. Of 21 American prisoners from Sculpin aboard, one survived. |
Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
Chuyo at anchor at Truk, May 1943. Kure Maritime History Science Museum collection, via Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons File:Japanese aircraft carrier Chūyō.jpg. Public domain.
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