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Imperial Japanese Navy |
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Imperial Japanese Navy |
Builder's Acronyms:
KURE: Kure Naval Arsenal, Hiroshima
MIT: Mitsubishi Nagasaki
Shipyard
YOK: Yokosuka Naval Dockyard
VIC: Vickers
KAW:
Kawasaki, Kobe.
Purpose Built Carriers
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Hull No. |
Ship Name |
Class |
Builder |
Plan |
Ordered |
Laid Down |
Launched |
COMM |
DECOM |
Notes |
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Hosho (鳳翔) |
Hosho |
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12/16/1919 |
11/13/1921 |
12/27/1922 |
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First Purpose Designed Carrier in World. |
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Akagi (赤城) |
Akagi |
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04/22/1925 |
03/25/1927 |
SUNK |
Sunk 5 June 1942 |
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Kaga (加賀) |
Kaga |
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11/30/1929 |
SUNK |
Sunk 4 June 1942. |
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Ryūjō (龍驤) |
Ryūjō |
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11/26/1929 |
04/02/1931 |
05/09/1933 |
SUNK |
Sunk 24 August 1942 |
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Sōryū (蒼龍) |
Sōryū |
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② |
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11/20/1934 |
12/23/1935 |
12/29/1937 |
SUNK |
Sunk 4 June 1942 |
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Hiryū (飛龍) |
Hiryū |
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② |
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07/08/1935 |
11/16/1937 |
07/05/1939 |
SUNK |
Sunk 5 June 1942. |
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3 |
Shōkaku (翔鶴) |
Shōkaku |
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③ |
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12/12/1937 |
06/01/1939 |
08/08/1941 |
SUNK |
Sunk 19 June 1944 |
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4 |
Zuikaku (瑞鶴) |
Shōkaku |
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③ |
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05/25/1938 |
11/27/1939 |
09/25/1941 |
SUNK |
Sunk 25 October 1944 |
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130 |
Taihō (大鳳) |
Taihō |
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④ |
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07/10/1941 |
04/07/1943 |
03/07/1944 |
SUNK |
Sunk 19 June 1944 |
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801 |
UN-NAMED |
Taihō (G-14) |
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⑤ |
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802 |
UN-NAMED |
Taihō (G-14) |
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⑤ |
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5021 |
UN-NAMED |
Taihō (G-15) |
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⑤mod |
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5022 |
UN-NAMED |
Taihō (G-15) |
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⑤mod |
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5023 |
UN-NAMED |
Taihō (G-15) |
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⑤mod |
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5024 |
UN-NAMED |
Taihō (G-15) |
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⑤mod |
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5025 |
UN-NAMED |
Taihō (G-15) |
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⑤mod |
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302 |
Unryū (雲龍) |
Unryū |
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08/01/1942 |
09/25/1943 |
08/06/1944 |
SUNK |
Sunk 19 Dec. 1944 |
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800 |
UN-NAMED |
Unryū |
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⑤ |
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Planned |
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5001 |
Amagi (天城) |
Unryū |
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⑤mod |
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10/01/1942 |
10/15/1943 |
08/10/1944 |
SUNK |
Sunk 27 July 1945 |
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5002 |
UN-NAMED |
Unryū |
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⑤mod |
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Canceled
1943. |
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5003 |
Katsuragi (葛城) |
Unryū |
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⑤mod |
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10/15/1942 |
10/15/1943 |
08/10/1944 |
Apr. 1946 |
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5004 |
Kasagi (笠置) |
Unryū |
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⑤mod |
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5005 |
UN-NAMED |
Unryū |
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⑤mod |
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Canceled
1943. |
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5006 |
Aso (阿蘇) |
Unryū |
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⑤mod |
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06/08/1943 |
11/01/1944 |
N/A |
N/A |
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5007 |
Ikoma (生駒) |
Ikoma |
KAW |
⑤mod |
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07/05/1943 |
11/17/1944 |
N/A |
N/A |
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5008 |
Kurama (鞍馬) |
Ikoma |
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⑤mod |
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5009 |
UN NAMED |
Ikoma |
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⑤mod |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Canceled 1943. |
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5010 |
UN NAMED |
Ikoma |
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⑤mod |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Canceled 1943. |
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5011 |
UN NAMED |
Ikoma |
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⑤mod |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Canceled 1943. |
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5012 |
UN NAMED |
Ikoma |
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⑤mod |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Canceled 1943. |
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5013 |
UN NAMED |
Ikoma |
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⑤mod |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Canceled 1943. |
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5014 |
UN NAMED |
Ikoma |
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⑤mod |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Canceled 1943. |
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5015 |
UN NAMED |
Ikoma |
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⑤mod |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Canceled 1943. |
Slow Light Carrier Conversions
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Hull No. |
Ship Name |
Class |
Builder |
Plan |
Ordered |
Laid Down |
Launched |
COMM |
DECOM |
Notes |
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Zuihō (瑞鳳) |
Zuihō |
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CONV |
CONV |
12/27/1940 |
SUNK |
Sunk |
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Shōhō (祥鳳) |
Zuihō |
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CONV |
CONV |
11/30/1941 |
SUNK |
Sunk |
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Ryūhō (龍鳳) |
Ryūhō |
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CONV |
CONV |
11/30/1942 |
11/30/1945 |
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Hiyō (飛鷹) |
Hiyō |
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CONV |
06/24/1941 |
07/31/1942 |
SUNK |
Sunk |
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Jun'yō (隼鷹) |
Hiyō |
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CONV |
06/26/1941 |
05/03/1942 |
11/30/1945 |
Scrapped in 1947 |
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Chitose (千歳) |
Chitose |
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CONV |
CONV |
01/01/44 |
SUNK |
Sunk |
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Chiyoda (千代田) |
Chitose |
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CONV |
CONV |
12/21/1943 |
SUNK |
Sunk |
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Shinano (信濃) |
Shinano |
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CONV |
10/05/1944 |
11/19/1944 |
SUNK |
Sunk |
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Ibuki (伊吹) |
Ibuki |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Conversion of Heavy Cruiser. Not Completed |
Escort Carrier Conversions
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Hull No. |
Ship Name |
Class |
Builder |
Plan |
Ordered |
Laid Down |
Launched |
COMM |
DECOM |
Notes |
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Taiyō (大鷹) |
Taiyō |
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CONV |
CONV |
09/02/1941 |
SUNK |
Sunk 18 August 1944 |
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Chūyō (冲鷹) |
Taiyō |
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CONV |
CONV |
11/25/1942 |
SUNK |
Sunk 4 December 1943 |
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Unyō (雲鷹) |
Taiyō |
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CONV |
CONV |
05/31/1942 |
SUNK |
Sunk 17 September 1944 |
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Kaiyo (海鷹) |
Kaiyo |
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CONV |
CONV |
11/23/1943 |
11/20/45 |
Scrapped in 1946. |
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Shinyo (神鷹) |
Shinyo |
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CONV |
CONV |
11/15/1943 |
SUNK |
Sunk 17 November 1944 |
