IJN · CVE
Taiyo
Photos and infoEscort carrier converted from the liner Kasuga Maru. Mitsubishi, Nagasaki. Commissioned 2 September 1941 and renamed Taiyo on 31 August 1942. Trout damaged her south of Truk on 28 September 1942. Rasher sank her on 18 August 1944, off Cape Bolinao. Her captain survived.
| Type | Escort carrier (CVE) |
|---|---|
| Builder | Mitsubishi, Nagasaki |
| Launched | 1940-09-19 |
| Commissioned | 1941-09-02 |
| Fate | Sunk. Escort carrier converted from the NYK liner Kasuga Maru. Commissioned 2 September 1941 and renamed Taiyo on 31 August 1942. USS Trout damaged her south of Truk on 28 September 1942. Thirteen men were killed. USS Rasher sank her on 18 August 1944, off Cape Bolinao, at 18°10′N, 120°22′E. Her captain, Shuichi Sugino, survived. Four hundred and seventeen people were saved. How many were aboard is not settled. |
Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
Taiyo at Yokosuka on 30 September 1943, four days after Unyo towed her in. The writing on the print is 18.9.30, the Japanese date for that day. Collection of the Kure Maritime Museum. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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