Unryu-class aircraft carrier lead ship
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The Unryu-class aircraft carrier lead ship was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy fleet carrier designed as a more economical and rapidly constructed successor to earlier Japanese carrier classes.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Unryu-class aircraft carrier lead ship canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
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Unryu-class aircraft carrier ⓘ aircraft carrier ⓘ fleet carrier ⓘ |
| airGroupSize | about 57 aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
12 × 12.7 cm/40 Type 89 dual-purpose guns
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12 × 28-barrel 12 cm AA rocket launchers ⓘ 51 × 25 mm Type 96 anti-aircraft guns (various mounts) ⓘ |
| beam | 22.0 metres ⓘ |
| builder | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Maritime incidents in December 1944
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Ships built at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal ⓘ World War II aircraft carriers of Japan ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | torpedoed by US submarine USS Redfish ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1944-08-06 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | simplified design for faster construction ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 1600 officers and men ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1944-12-19 ⓘ |
| designedAs | more economical successor to earlier Japanese carrier classes ⓘ |
| designedFor | rapid construction ⓘ |
| designInfluence | based on Hiryu design with modifications ⓘ |
| displacement |
about 20,450 tons standard
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about 24,140 tons full load ⓘ |
| draft | 7.63 metres ⓘ |
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| followedBy | Taiho-class aircraft carrier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | Unryu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1942-08-01 ⓘ |
| launched | 1943-09-25 ⓘ |
| length | 227.35 metres ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 34 knots ⓘ |
| navy | Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Unryu-class aircraft carrier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking | East China Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 152000 shp ⓘ |
| precededBy | Hiryu-class aircraft carrier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 geared steam turbines
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8 Kampon water-tube boilers ⓘ |
| range | 8000 nautical miles at 18 knots ⓘ |
| role | lead ship of the Unryu-class aircraft carriers ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1944 ⓘ |
| shipType | fleet carrier ⓘ |
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