Photos and the story

Ryujo

Type	Light carrier (CVL)
Builder	Mitsubishi, Yokohama
Launched	1931-04-02
Commissioned	1933-05-09
Fate	Sunk. 24 August 1942, Battle of the Eastern Solomons, at 06-10 S, 160-50 E. Aircraft from Saratoga. Not credited to one ship. Struck 10 November 1942.
Command	Matsunaga, Toshio Chief equipping officer from 1 December 1931; Captain from 9 May 1933, when she commissioned; Relieved on 20 October 1933 Kuwabara, Torao Captain from 20 October 1933; Relieved on 15 November 1934 Ono, Ichiro Captain from 15 November 1934; Relieved on 31 October 1935 Kira, Shunichi Executive officer at her commissioning; Captain from 31 October 1935; Relieved on 16 November 1936 Abe, Katsuo Captain from 16 November 1936; Relieved on 1 December 1937 Okada, Jisaku Captain from 1 December 1937; Relieved on 15 December 1938 Kosaka, Kanae Captain from 15 December 1938; Relieved on 15 November 1939 Hasegawa, Kiichi Captain from 15 November 1939; Also commanding officer of Itsukushima until 10 December 1939; Relieved on 21 June 1940 Sugimoto, Ushie Captain from 21 June 1940; Also commanding officer of Hosho from 20 August 1940 to 11 November 1940; Relieved on 25 April 1942 Kato, Tadao Captain from 25 April 1942; In command when she was lost, 24 August 1942; He survived

Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.

The pictures on this page are the originals.