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magazines. In mid-1943, four more triple mounts were added and another four triple mounts in late 1943–early 1944. Two of these last four mounts were mounted on the stern and the others were placed in front of and behind the island. A dozen single mounts were also added, some of which were portable and could be mounted on tie-down points on the flight deck. After the Battle of the
Philippine Sea in June 1944,
635:. This was angled 26° outwards to help keep its exhaust from interfering with flight operations. The ships were designed with two superimposed hangars, each approximately 153 meters (502 ft 0 in) long, 15 meters (49 ft 3 in) wide and 5 meters (16 ft 5 in) high. Each hangar could be subdivided by four fire curtains and they were fitted with
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dispensers on each side. The hangars were served by two square elevators with rounded corners, 14.03 meters (46 ft 0 in) on each side. The elevators had a maximum capacity of 5,000 kilograms (11,000 lb) and took 15 seconds to go from the lower hangar to the flight deck. The ships were
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on 18 June. The
Americans failed to locate Ozawa's ships that day and the Japanese turned south to maintain a constant distance between them and the American carriers as Ozawa had decided on launching his air strikes early the following morning. At this time, Air Group 652 consisted of 81 Zeros, 27
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on 1 March. The air group was last in priority to be rebuilt and only had 30 Model 21 Zeros, 13 Model 52 Zeros and 4 D3As on hand on 1 April of its authorized 81 fighters, 36 dive bombers and 27 torpedo bombers. The ships conducted training for their aircraft in the Inland Sea until 11 May when she
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s anti-aircraft armament was reinforced with three more triple mounts, two twin mounts and 18 single mounts for the 25 mm Type 96 gun. These guns were supplemented by six 28-round AA rocket launchers. Each 12-centimeter (4.7 in) rocket weighed 22.5 kilograms (50 lb) and had a maximum
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of 900 m/s (3,000 ft/s); this provided a maximum range of 7,500 meters (8,202 yd), and an effective ceiling of 5,500 meters (18,000 ft) at +85°. The maximum effective rate of fire was only between 110 and 120 rounds per minute due to the frequent need to change the fifteen-round
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in June, the ships' fighter complement was strengthened to 21 Zeros, and the B5Ns were reduced to 9. By the end of the year, 6 more Zeros replaced an equal number of D3As, giving totals of 27 A6Ms, 12 D3As and 9 B5Ns. Although it was possible to fit all these aircraft into the hangars, 8 or 9 were
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on 24 November. She arrived on 3 December and was almost immediately assigned duties as an aircraft ferry until
January when the ship returned to Japan. In the meantime, the Japanese Navy had restructured its carrier air groups so that one air group was assigned to one carrier division and
1081:. The two carriers were intended to play a prominent role in the Japanese effort to retake Guadalcanal Island and were assigned to the Advance Force for this operation. Their aircraft were supposed to provide air cover after the Japanese night attack that retook
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The ships were purchased on 10 February 1941 by the Navy
Ministry for the price of ¥48,346,000 and their armament and aircraft cost an additional ¥27,800,000. The cost to convert the two ships was budgeted at ¥38,073,000, for a grand total of ¥114,219,000.
1338:"Jill" torpedo bombers, roughly evenly divided among the three ships. The three carriers launched multiple air strikes against the American ships, but generally failed to locate them and did not inflict any damage while losing most of their aircraft.
527:(44 km/h; 28 mph) to save fuel, but the Navy wanted a maximum speed of no less than 25.5 knots (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph) so they compromised by limiting the performance of the turbines to 80% of maximum power during peacetime.
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Japanese turned away to the northwest to regroup and to refuel and the Americans turned west to close the distance. They discovered the retiring Japanese fleet during the afternoon of the following day and Vice Admiral
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where the
Japanese expected the next American attack. However, the location lacked an airfield on which to train the green pilots and American submarines were very active in the vicinity which restricted the ships to the anchorage.
787:. The first of these was mounted on the top of the island in mid- to late 1942 on each ship, and the other was added during 1943. This latter system was fitted on the port side of the hull, outboard of the rear elevator. A smaller
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of 700–725 m/s (2,300–2,380 ft/s); at 45°, this provided a maximum range of 14,800 meters (16,200 yd), and a maximum ceiling of 9,400 meters (30,800 ft). The ships were also initially equipped with eight triple
499:, they were designed to be converted to aircraft carriers. To facilitate this process, they were fitted with a double hull, additional fuel oil capacity, provisions for the fitting of additional transverse and longitudinal
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first commissioned only the rangefinders were fitted and the directors were added later. Four Type 95 directors controlled the 25 mm guns and another pair were added in early 1943. Early warning was provided by two
1161:. The ship's fighters were unable to do so; seven transports were sunk and the remaining four transports were damaged. In December 1942 – January 1943, the carrier covered several convoys that brought reinforcements to
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The repairs were abandoned in March 1945 for lack of materials and the ship was moved from the dock to Ebisu Bay, Sasebo on 1 April. Efforts to camouflage the ship began on 23 April and she was reclassified as a
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and her air group was based there for several days to protect the forces there before returning to Truk on 20 January. The ship then covered the evacuation of forces from
Guadalcanal through early February.
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was damaged by several bombs. Lacking aircraft, she was used as a transport in late 1944 and was torpedoed in
December. The ship was under repair until March 1945 when the repairs were deemed uneconomical.
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was able to continue, albeit at a slower speed. Two hours later, a large explosion occurred when leaking gasoline vapor ignited and it knocked out all power on the ship. The fires raged out of control and
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s armament was ordered removed on 5 August and the ship was surrendered to the Allies on 2 September. An
American technical team evaluated the ship's condition on 8 October and deemed her a
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the following month. On 5 November 1943, she was hit by a torpedo, but the damage was light, other than the disabled rudder. The ship was under repair and refit until 29 February 1944 at
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November; both ships spent about three months under repair. They spent most of the time after their repairs training and ferrying aircraft before returning to combat.
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were protected by one layer of Ducol steel. In addition, their machinery spaces were further subdivided by transverse and longitudinal bulkheads to limit any flooding.
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later in the month. Those aircraft that remained at Rabaul flew back to Truk by 11 November, but the Buin detachment was ferried back to Japan on 14 December.
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at the end of December before reaching Rabaul on 25 January 1944; the survivors were back at Truk on 20 February and the air group was disbanded.
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was torpedoed that evening and forced to return to port for repairs. Her fighters were flown to Truk by 15 July and assigned to the light carrier
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After repairs at Kure, the ship remained in the Inland Sea without aircraft until 27 October when she was tasked to transport material to
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was hit by two bombs near her island. The ship was not badly damaged, but the damage did stop flight operations. Air Group 652 claimed 2
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followed in February. Both ships returned to Truk in late March and their air groups were detached from in early April to participate in
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was tasked to provide air cover for the convoy bringing reinforcements for the Japanese forces on Guadalcanal during the three-day-long
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fighters, plus 3 in storage, for the A5Ms by the time the ships were commissioned in 1942. As a result of the lessons learned from the
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for the rest of the war. After the surrender of Japan in September, the Americans deemed the ship not worth her repair costs; she was
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along the sides of the hull. They fired 23.45-kilogram (51.7 lb) projectiles at a rate between 8 and 14 rounds per minute at a
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on 23 October where they provided air cover for Japanese forces on Guadalcanal. A detachment from the air group was transferred to
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early in the morning of 9 December 1944. She was hit by three torpedoes, but she was able to proceed on one engine. She reached
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As a conversion from an ocean liner, it was not possible to add much armor, although the ships had a double hull. Two plates of
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s machinery problems caused her to return to Truk. Some of her aircraft were transferred to her sister before she departed.
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on the port side of the flight deck, just aft of the rear elevator. When collapsed, it was flush with the flight deck.
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carried 18 A6M2 Zeros and 18 D3As for this operation. The ship launched her first airstrike at dawn on 3 June against
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was 210.3 meters (690 ft 0 in) long and had a maximum width of 27.3 meters (89 ft 7 in). A large
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in late 1942. Their aircraft were disembarked several times and used from land bases in a number of battles in the
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velocity of 200 m/s (660 ft/s). Their maximum range was 4,800 meters (5,200 yd). In October 1944,
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and killed or wounded virtually everyone there. More seriously, the ship was struck by one torpedo dropped by a
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fighters and 9 Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bombers shot down, but lost 11 aircraft, plus another 3 that had to
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storage tanks fore and aft of the machinery spaces. NYK was only interested in a maximum speed of 24
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into barges. Dive bombers from the sisters blew the ship's stern off, but failed to sink
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on 30 June. Leaving her aircraft behind, the carrier returned to Japan in late July.
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the previous day. Upon reaching Guimaras, the fleet refuelled and sortied into the
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was the first of the pair to be commissioned in May 1942. She was assigned to the
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to be completed in May 1942 and the ship participated in the
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was initially classified as an auxiliary aircraft carrier (
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was struck by two bombs, one of which detonated above the
1041:. On 15 October, the two carriers reached the vicinity of
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4132:: Officially classed as light cruisers until 1939 refits
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In late October 1942, during the Guadalcanal Campaign,
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the following day and began repairs on 18 December.
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and their aircraft discovered a resupply convoy for
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1404:. Roughly 1,000 men were rescued by her escorting
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1279:. The new base was closer to the oil wells in
1258:was assigned to the 2nd Carrier Division with
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448:vapor explosion caused by an American aerial
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1564:Lengerer & Rehm-Takahara, pp. 108–109
1555:Lengerer & Rehm-Takahara, pp. 189–190
1283:on which the Navy relied and also to the
679:. This was revised to substitute a dozen
663:"Claude" fighters, plus 4 in storage, 18
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2079:"IJN Junyo: Tabular Record of Movement"
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203:219.32 m (719 ft 7 in) (
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1591:Lengerer & Rehm-Takahara, p. 111
1546:Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, p. 52
1537:Lengerer & Rehm-Takahara, p. 107
1306:The Japanese fleet was en route to
1053:that was escorted by the destroyer
719:at Sasebo, Japan, 26 September 1945
350:: 25–50 mm (0.98–1.97 in)
2165:List of ships of the Japanese Navy
1919:. Translated by Don Cyril Gorham.
1872:Carrier Operations in World War II
611:which gave them a range of 11,700
223:8.15 m (26 ft 9 in)
215:26.7 m (87 ft 7 in)
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1830:Palomar & Genda, pp. 380–381
1346:ordered an air strike launched.
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652:was fitted. The ships mounted a
420:invasion of the Aleutian Islands
324:12.7 cm (5 in) Type 89
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1464:was attacked by the submarines
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1202:. The ship was under repair at
885:Sunk, 21 June 1944, during the
436:was torpedoed in June 1943 and
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333:25 mm (1 in) Type 96
1:
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1138:s remaining aircraft flew to
4297:Hiyō-class aircraft carriers
1302:Battle of the Philippine Sea
1296:Battle of the Philippine Sea
1213:s air group was deployed to
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569:sets with a total of 56,250
454:Battle of the Philippine Sea
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692:Armor, armament and sensors
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4114:
3890:
3877:
2226:
2213:
2160:
2138:
1923:: Naval Institute Press.
1418:at anchor at Sasebo, 1945
912:
901:
892:
868:Kawasaki Heavy Industries
860:
849:
840:
835:
830:
825:
820:
817:
814:
811:
808:
374:
163:General characteristics (
162:
47:
32:
4292:Aircraft carrier classes
4147:Japanese transcription:
4126:: Converted to ship type
2132:-class aircraft carriers
1911:; Yasuho Izawa (1989) .
619:Flight deck arrangements
369:-class aircraft carriers
2308:Light aircraft carriers
1889:Campbell, John (1985).
1839:Brown, pp. 252, 257–262
1503:constructive total loss
1035:Second Carrier Division
994:Fourth Carrier Division
789:Type 3, Mark 1, Model 3
781:Type 2, Mark 2, Model 1
766:Two Type 94 high-angle
308:Type 2, Mark 2, Model 1
4120:: Single ship in class
3916:Landing craft carriers
3884:Imperial Japanese Army
2220:Imperial Japanese Navy
1509:was stricken from the
1419:
1215:Buin, Papua New Guinea
1153:In mid-November 1942,
1144:Buin, Papua New Guinea
768:fire-control directors
720:
477:Design and description
388:Imperial Japanese Navy
92:Imperial Japanese Navy
2018:Stille, Mark (2005).
1995:Polmar, Norman &
1870:Brown, J. D. (2009).
1621:Campbell, pp. 192–193
1414:
714:
465:was then effectively
414:was the first of the
1227:ferried aircraft to
1206:until 15 September.
1131:. During this time,
937:Scrapped, 1946–1947
728:12.7 cm Type 89
519:and the addition of
424:Guadalcanal Campaign
2085:. Combinedfleet.com
2064:. Combinedfleet.com
1921:Annapolis, Maryland
1821:Hata, pp. 63, 80–81
1427:Grumman F6F Hellcat
1388: /
1356:Grumman TBF Avenger
1325:where they spotted
1249:departed Japan for
967:Tokusetsu kokubokan
805:
681:Mitsubishi A6M Zero
492:Nippon Yusen Kaisha
386:were built for the
381:Hiyō-gata kōkūbokan
311:early-warning radar
260:2 shafts; 2 geared
68:Mitsubishi Shipyard
3553:(Sentaka-Shō Type)
3352:(Sentaka-Dai Type)
2636:Protected cruisers
1848:Brown, pp. 263–264
1771:Brown, pp. 188–193
1753:Brown, pp. 181–186
1722:Brown, pp. 178–179
1691:Brown, pp. 145–148
1420:
1392:16.333°N 132.533°E
804:Construction data
803:
744:25 mm Type 96
721:
637:fire fighting foam
579:water-tube boilers
509:aircraft elevators
456:in mid-1944 while
428:South West Pacific
303:processing systems
238:water-tube boilers
4277:
4276:
4110:
4109:
4106:
4105:
4055:
4054:
3873:
3872:
3869:
3868:
3842:
3841:
3612:Submarine tenders
3606:
3605:
3545:(Sen'yu-Shō Type)
3529:
3528:
3328:
3327:
3045:
3044:
2915:
2914:
2879:
2878:
2734:
2733:
2232:Aircraft carriers
2173:
2172:
1881:978-1-59114-108-2
1099:took part in the
941:
940:
876:30 November 1939
702:aviation gasoline
650:aircraft catapult
563:Mitsubishi-Curtis
521:aviation gasoline
473:up in 1946–1947.
362:
361:
327:dual-purpose guns
111:Succeeded by
59:Kawasaki Shipyard
16:(Redirected from
4309:
4272:
4271:
4268:
4262:
4261:
4251:
4250:
4247:
4241:
4240:
4230:
4229:
4226:
4220:
4219:
4209:
4208:
4205:
4199:
4198:
4188:
4187:
4184:
4178:
4177:
4167:
4166:
4163:
4157:
4156:
4145:
4139:
4133:
4127:
4121:
3928:
3892:
3879:
3720:
3653:Seaplane tenders
3415:
3074:
3067:
2955:
2761:
2700:
2668:
2526:Armored cruisers
2228:
2215:
2200:
2193:
2186:
2177:
2122:
2115:
2108:
2099:
2094:
2092:
2090:
2073:
2071:
2069:
2052:
2033:
2014:
1991:
1972:
1953:
1934:
1918:
1904:
1885:
1858:
1855:
1849:
1846:
1840:
1837:
1831:
1828:
1822:
1819:
1813:
1810:
1804:
1801:
1795:
1794:Hata, pp. 63, 65
1792:
1781:
1778:
1772:
1769:
1763:
1760:
1754:
1751:
1745:
1742:
1723:
1720:
1714:
1711:
1692:
1689:
1683:
1680:
1674:
1671:
1665:
1662:
1656:
1655:Campbell, p. 216
1653:
1647:
1644:
1631:
1630:Campbell, p. 200
1628:
1622:
1619:
1613:
1610:
1604:
1601:
1592:
1589:
1583:
1580:
1574:
1571:
1565:
1562:
1556:
1553:
1547:
1544:
1538:
1535:
1529:
1526:
1500:
1403:
1402:
1400:
1399:
1398:
1393:
1389:
1386:
1385:
1384:
1381:
1289:Caroline Islands
1233:Caroline Islands
1212:
1137:
1091:
1029:Upon arrival at
1012:attack on Midway
1008:Aleutian Islands
1000:, together with
971:Battle of Midway
915:
914:
904:
903:
863:
862:
852:
851:
806:
757:
685:Battle of Midway
646:crash barricades
571:shaft horsepower
408:passenger liners
385:
383:
377:
376:
355:Aircraft carried
175:Aircraft carrier
90:
88:
87:
37:
30:
21:
4317:
4316:
4312:
4311:
4310:
4308:
4307:
4306:
4282:
4281:
4278:
4273:
4269:
4256:
4248:
4235:
4227:
4214:
4206:
4193:
4185:
4172:
4164:
4151:
4146:
4140:
4134:
4128:
4122:
4116:
4102:
4089:(landing craft)
4075:
4051:
4033:
4001:
3976:
3951:
3926:
3910:
3896:Escort carriers
3886:
3865:
3856:(landing craft)
3838:
3757:
3709:
3647:
3602:
3571:
3525:
3480:
3406:
3336:(Kiraisen Type)
3324:
3287:
3258:
3221:
3184:
3139:
3056:
3041:
3027:
3013:
2979:
2950:
2942:
2911:
2875:
2850:
2824:
2784:
2759:
2730:
2698:
2657:
2630:
2554:
2520:
2458:
2398:
2363:Escort carriers
2357:
2302:
2222:
2209:
2204:
2174:
2169:
2156:
2134:
2126:
2088:
2086:
2076:
2067:
2065:
2055:
2049:
2036:
2030:
2017:
2011:
1994:
1988:
1975:
1969:
1956:
1950:
1937:
1931:
1907:
1901:
1888:
1882:
1869:
1866:
1861:
1856:
1852:
1847:
1843:
1838:
1834:
1829:
1825:
1820:
1816:
1811:
1807:
1802:
1798:
1793:
1784:
1780:Hata, pp. 62–63
1779:
1775:
1770:
1766:
1762:Hata, pp. 64–65
1761:
1757:
1752:
1748:
1743:
1726:
1721:
1717:
1712:
1695:
1690:
1686:
1681:
1677:
1672:
1668:
1663:
1659:
1654:
1650:
1645:
1634:
1629:
1625:
1620:
1616:
1612:Sturton, p. 183
1611:
1607:
1602:
1595:
1590:
1586:
1581:
1577:
1572:
1568:
1563:
1559:
1554:
1550:
1545:
1541:
1536:
1532:
1527:
1523:
1519:
1498:
1397:16.333; 132.533
1396:
1394:
1390:
1387:
1382:
1379:
1377:
1375:
1374:
1319:Mariana Islands
1304:
1298:
1210:
1186:Solomon Islands
1135:
1089:
1083:Henderson Field
1061:seaplane tender
1047:Solomon Islands
1024:Unalaska Island
959:Dai 1001 bankan
946:
944:Service history
801:
755:
748:muzzle velocity
739:muzzle velocity
694:
677:torpedo bombers
621:
479:
452:hit during the
371:
302:
228:Installed power
85:
83:
43:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
4315:
4313:
4305:
4304:
4299:
4294:
4284:
4283:
4275:
4274:
4170:(re)model/mark
4115:
4112:
4111:
4108:
4107:
4104:
4103:
4101:
4100:
4090:
4083:
4081:
4077:
4076:
4074:
4073:
4065:
4063:
4057:
4056:
4053:
4052:
4050:
4049:
4041:
4039:
4035:
4034:
4032:
4031:
4024:
4017:
4009:
4007:
4003:
4002:
4000:
3999:
3992:
3984:
3982:
3978:
3977:
3975:
3974:
3967:
3959:
3957:
3953:
3952:
3950:
3949:
3942:
3934:
3932:
3920:
3918:
3912:
3911:
3909:
3908:
3900:
3898:
3888:
3887:
3882:
3875:
3874:
3871:
3870:
3867:
3866:
3864:
3863:
3862:(suicide boat)
3857:
3850:
3848:
3844:
3843:
3840:
3839:
3837:
3836:
3829:
3822:
3815:
3808:
3801:
3794:
3787:
3780:
3773:
3765:
3763:
3759:
3758:
3756:
3755:
3748:
3741:
3734:
3726:
3724:
3717:
3711:
3710:
3708:
3707:
3700:
3693:
3686:
3679:
3672:
3665:
3657:
3655:
3649:
3648:
3646:
3645:
3638:
3631:
3624:
3616:
3614:
3608:
3607:
3604:
3603:
3601:
3591:
3586:
3581:
3579:
3573:
3572:
3570:
3569:
3562:
3555:
3547:
3539:
3537:(Sen-Shō Type)
3530:
3527:
3526:
3524:
3523:
3515:
3507:
3499:
3490:
3488:
3482:
3481:
3479:
3471:
3463:
3455:
3447:
3439:
3431:
3423:
3421:
3412:
3408:
3407:
3405:
3404:
3397:
3390:
3383:
3376:
3369:
3362:
3360:(Sentoku Type)
3354:
3346:
3338:
3329:
3326:
3325:
3323:
3322:
3314:
3306:
3297:
3295:
3289:
3288:
3286:
3285:
3277:
3268:
3266:
3260:
3259:
3257:
3256:
3248:
3240:
3231:
3229:
3223:
3222:
3220:
3219:
3211:
3203:
3194:
3192:
3186:
3185:
3183:
3182:
3174:
3166:
3158:
3149:
3147:
3141:
3140:
3138:
3130:
3122:
3114:
3106:
3098:
3090:
3082:
3080:
3071:
3064:
3058:
3057:
3055:
3054:
3046:
3043:
3042:
3035:
3033:
3029:
3028:
3021:
3019:
3015:
3014:
3012:
3011:
3003:
2995:
2987:
2985:
2981:
2980:
2978:
2977:
2969:
2961:
2959:
2952:
2944:
2943:
2941:
2940:
2933:
2925:
2923:
2917:
2916:
2913:
2912:
2910:
2909:
2902:
2895:
2887:
2885:
2881:
2880:
2877:
2876:
2874:
2873:
2866:
2858:
2856:
2852:
2851:
2849:
2848:
2840:
2832:
2830:
2826:
2825:
2823:
2822:
2814:
2807:
2800:
2792:
2790:
2786:
2785:
2783:
2782:
2775:
2767:
2765:
2758:
2757:
2750:
2743:
2735:
2732:
2731:
2729:
2728:
2721:
2714:
2706:
2704:
2697:
2696:
2689:
2682:
2674:
2672:
2665:
2659:
2658:
2656:
2655:
2648:
2640:
2638:
2632:
2631:
2629:
2628:
2621:
2614:
2607:
2600:
2593:
2586:
2579:
2572:
2564:
2562:
2560:Light cruisers
2556:
2555:
2553:
2552:
2545:
2538:
2530:
2528:
2522:
2521:
2519:
2518:
2511:
2504:
2497:
2490:
2483:
2476:
2468:
2466:
2464:Heavy cruisers
2460:
2459:
2457:
2456:
2451:
2444:
2437:
2430:
2423:
2416:
2408:
2406:
2400:
2399:
2397:
2396:
2389:
2382:
2375:
2367:
2365:
2359:
2358:
2356:
2355:
2348:
2341:
2334:
2327:
2320:
2312:
2310:
2304:
2303:
2301:
2300:
2293:
2286:
2279:
2272:
2265:
2258:
2251:
2244:
2236:
2234:
2224:
2223:
2218:
2211:
2210:
2205:
2203:
2202:
2195:
2188:
2180:
2171:
2170:
2168:
2167:
2161:
2158:
2157:
2155:
2154:
2147:
2139:
2136:
2135:
2127:
2125:
2124:
2117:
2110:
2102:
2096:
2095:
2074:
2053:
2047:
2034:
2028:
2015:
2009:
1992:
1986:
1973:
1967:
1954:
1948:
1935:
1929:
1905:
1899:
1886:
1880:
1865:
1862:
1860:
1859:
1850:
1841:
1832:
1823:
1814:
1805:
1796:
1782:
1773:
1764:
1755:
1746:
1724:
1715:
1693:
1684:
1675:
1666:
1657:
1648:
1632:
1623:
1614:
1605:
1593:
1584:
1575:
1566:
1557:
1548:
1539:
1530:
1520:
1518:
1515:
1323:Philippine Sea
1315:Jisaburō Ozawa
1300:Main article:
1297:
1294:
1219:Rendova Island
1182:Operation I-Go
1043:Malaita Island
951:Kashiwara Maru
945:
942:
939:
938:
935:
932:
929:
928:20 March 1939
926:
917:
908:Kashiwara Maru
905:
898:
890:
889:
883:
880:
877:
874:
865:
853:
846:
838:
837:
834:
829:
824:
819:
816:
815:Original name
813:
810:
800:
797:
693:
690:
661:Mitsubishi A5M
642:arresting gear
620:
617:
613:nautical miles
595:LaMont boilers
487:Kashiwara Maru
478:
475:
444:was sunk by a
360:
359:
356:
352:
351:
345:
341:
340:
339:
338:
329:
318:
314:
313:
304:
298:
297:
294:
290:
289:
282:
278:
277:
270:
266:
265:
258:
254:
253:
252:
251:
240:
229:
225:
224:
221:
217:
216:
213:
209:
208:
201:
197:
196:
181:
177:
176:
173:
169:
168:
160:
159:
156:
152:
151:
148:
144:
143:
140:
136:
135:
132:
128:
127:
124:
120:
119:
112:
108:
107:
99:
95:
94:
81:
77:
76:
75:
74:
65:
54:
50:
49:
48:Class overview
45:
44:
38:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
4314:
4303:
4300:
4298:
4295:
4293:
4290:
4289:
4287:
4280:
4267:
4255:
4246:
4234:
4225:
4213:
4204:
4192:
4183:
4171:
4162:
4150:
4143:
4137:
4131:
4125:
4119:
4113:
4098:
4094:
4091:
4088:
4085:
4084:
4082:
4078:
4072:
4071:
4067:
4066:
4064:
4062:
4058:
4048:
4047:
4043:
4042:
4040:
4036:
4030:
4029:
4025:
4023:
4022:
4018:
4016:
4015:
4011:
4010:
4008:
4004:
3998:
3997:
3993:
3991:
3990:
3986:
3985:
3983:
3979:
3973:
3972:
3968:
3966:
3965:
3961:
3960:
3958:
3954:
3948:
3947:
3943:
3941:
3940:
3936:
3935:
3933:
3929:
3925:
3924:
3919:
3917:
3913:
3907:
3906:
3905:Yamashio Maru
3902:
3901:
3899:
3897:
3893:
3889:
3885:
3880:
3876:
3861:
3858:
3855:
3854:Toku Daihatsu
3852:
3851:
3849:
3845:
3835:
3834:
3830:
3828:
3827:
3823:
3821:
3820:
3816:
3814:
3813:
3809:
3807:
3806:
3802:
3800:
3799:
3795:
3793:
3792:
3788:
3786:
3785:
3781:
3779:
3778:
3774:
3772:
3771:
3767:
3766:
3764:
3760:
3754:
3753:
3749:
3747:
3746:
3742:
3740:
3739:
3735:
3733:
3732:
3728:
3727:
3725:
3721:
3718:
3716:
3712:
3706:
3705:
3704:Kamikawa Maru
3701:
3699:
3698:
3694:
3692:
3691:
3687:
3685:
3684:
3680:
3678:
3677:
3673:
3671:
3670:
3666:
3664:
3663:
3659:
3658:
3656:
3654:
3650:
3644:
3643:
3639:
3637:
3636:
3632:
3630:
3629:
3625:
3623:
3622:
3618:
3617:
3615:
3613:
3609:
3599:
3595:
3592:
3590:
3587:
3585:
3582:
3580:
3578:
3574:
3568:
3567:
3563:
3561:
3560:
3556:
3554:
3552:
3548:
3546:
3544:
3540:
3538:
3536:
3532:
3531:
3522:
3520:
3516:
3514:
3512:
3508:
3506:
3504:
3500:
3498:
3496:
3492:
3491:
3489:
3487:
3483:
3478:
3476:
3472:
3470:
3468:
3464:
3462:
3461:(K5/Toku-Chū)
3460:
3456:
3454:
3452:
3448:
3446:
3444:
3440:
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1909:Hata, Ikuhiko
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573:(41,950
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567:steam turbine
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4117:
4069:
4046:Takatsu Maru
4044:
4026:
4019:
4014:Kibitsu Maru
4012:
3996:Tamatsu Maru
3994:
3989:Mayasan Maru
3987:
3971:Tokitsu Maru
3969:
3963:
3946:Nigitsu Maru
3945:
3938:
3923:Shinshū Maru
3922:
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3797:
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3565:
3558:
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3534:
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3494:
3477:(K7/Sen-Chū)
3474:
3466:
3458:
3450:
3442:
3434:
3426:
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3393:
3386:
3379:
3372:
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3349:
3344:(Senho Type)
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3309:
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3280:
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2948:Escort ships
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2717:
2710:
2703:Type Special
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2486:
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2454:Design A-150
2447:
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2426:
2419:
2412:
2393:Shimane Maru
2392:
2385:
2378:
2371:
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2316:
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2289:
2282:
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2268:
2261:
2254:
2247:
2240:
2150:
2143:
2129:
2128:
2087:. Retrieved
2082:
2066:. Retrieved
2061:
2038:
2019:
2000:
1977:
1958:
1939:
1914:
1890:
1871:
1853:
1844:
1835:
1826:
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1776:
1767:
1758:
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1718:
1687:
1678:
1669:
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1626:
1617:
1608:
1587:
1578:
1569:
1560:
1551:
1542:
1533:
1524:
1506:
1495:
1494:on 20 June.
1488:
1478:
1472:
1466:
1461:
1452:
1446:
1439:
1422:
1421:
1415:
1370:
1365:
1361:Belleau Wood
1360:
1347:
1340:
1336:Nakajima B6N
1332:Yokosuka D4Y
1312:Vice Admiral
1305:
1287:and western
1267:
1263:
1259:
1246:
1245:
1224:
1223:
1207:
1198:
1193:
1177:
1173:
1172:
1154:
1152:
1132:
1128:
1123:
1115:South Dakota
1114:
1105:
1096:
1094:
1086:
1078:
1065:
1055:
1028:
1020:Dutch Harbor
1015:
1002:
989:
985:
983:
978:
974:
966:
962:
958:
954:
950:
947:
907:
894:
855:
842:
832:Commissioned
792:
775:
765:
760:
752:
722:
716:
695:
673:Nakajima B5N
669:dive bombers
658:
622:
599:
590:
582:
560:
529:
490:
486:
482:
480:
462:
457:
441:
437:
433:
432:
416:sister ships
411:
402:
396:
392:World War II
366:
365:
363:
301:Sensors and
284:11,700
242:56,250
183:24,150
180:Displacement
164:
115:
102:
39:
4144:: Cancelled
4080:Small craft
4028:Settsu Maru
3964:Kumano Maru
3939:Akitsu Maru
3847:Small craft
3697:Akitsushima
3419:Kaichū Type
3145:Junsen Type
3078:Kaidai Type
2404:Battleships
1857:Hata, p. 82
1812:Hata, p. 63
1803:Hata, p. 65
1395: /
1277:Philippines
1271:sailed for
1073:offloading
1071:Lunga Roads
1051:Guadalcanal
977:) in July;
934:3 May 1942
783:air search
772:rangefinder
698:Ducol steel
625:flight deck
548:metric tons
517:bulbous bow
331:8 × triple
296:1,187–1,224
98:Preceded by
4286:Categories
4149:class/type
4061:Submarines
4021:Hyugū Maru
3642:Heian Maru
3584:Kō-hyōteki
3062:Submarines
2951:(Kaibōkan)
2811:Michitsuki
2747:Shiratsuyu
2663:Destroyers
2089:23 October
2083:Kido Butai
2068:23 October
2062:Kido Butai
1959:Warship IX
1864:References
1744:Tully 2006
1713:Tully 1999
1492:guard ship
1406:destroyers
1190:New Guinea
1167:New Guinea
1111:battleship
955:Izumo Maru
856:Izumo Maru
704:tanks and
605:sea trials
483:Izumo Maru
293:Complement
257:Propulsion
4095:(armored
3745:Hashidate
3621:Komahashi
3596:(suicide
3411:2nd class
3254:(B Kai 2)
3246:(B Kai 1)
3217:(A Kai 2)
3209:(A Kai 1)
3070:1st class
2884:2nd class
2870:Tachibana
2845:Shimakaze
2837:Shimakaze
2804:Fuyutsuki
2740:Hatsuharu
2671:1st class
1511:Navy List
1467:Sea Devil
1273:Tawi-Tawi
1251:Singapore
1229:Singapore
1079:McFarland
1066:McFarland
1039:3rd Fleet
975:Kokubokan
822:Laid down
706:magazines
665:Aichi D3A
552:long tons
544:displaced
501:bulkheads
322:6 × twin
189:long tons
167:as built)
139:Completed
134:1942–1945
126:1939–1942
80:Operators
42:at anchor
4087:Daihatsu
4006:M Type A
3956:M Type C
3715:Gunboats
3164:(J1 Kai)
3038:Number 2
3024:Number 1
2966:Shimushu
2906:Wakatake
2725:Akatsuki
2686:Kamikaze
2679:Minekaze
2473:Furutaka
1999:(2006).
1383:132°32′E
1330:D3As, 9
1308:Guimaras
1204:Yokosuka
1124:San Juan
1118:and the
1056:Meredith
924:Nagasaki
827:Launched
818:Builder
735:sponsons
609:fuel oil
550:(23,770
446:gasoline
364:The two
317:Armament
193:standard
187:(23,770
155:Scrapped
72:Nagasaki
53:Builders
4097:gunboat
4093:Sōkōtei
4070:Maru Yu
3860:Shin'yō
3805:Karatsu
3791:Fushimi
3690:Nisshin
3676:Chitose
3598:torpedo
3312:(D Kai)
3283:(C Kai)
3051:Ioshima
3010:(B Kai)
3002:(B bis)
2976:(A Kai)
2973:Etorofu
2930:Chidori
2819:Akizuki
2797:Akizuki
2754:Asashio
2718:Ayanami
2693:Mutsuki
2652:Chikuma
2625:Ioshima
2413:Kawachi
2386:Shin'yō
2345:Chitose
2297:Shinano
2269:Shōkaku
1479:Redfish
1453:Akikaze
1447:Pintado
1380:16°20′N
1275:in the
1241:Kavieng
1045:in the
996:of the
774:. When
725:caliber
675:"Kate"
565:geared
546:24,150
532:overall
513:hangars
450:torpedo
375:飛鷹型航空母艦
336:AA guns
103:Shōkaku
4224:"Otsu"
4161:"Gata"
4038:Type B
3981:Type A
3931:Type C
3833:Tatara
3819:Narumi
3798:Kotaka
3752:Okitsu
3683:Mizuho
3662:Notoro
3635:Jingei
3628:Taigei
3594:Kaiten
3589:Kairyū
3577:Midget
3566:Ro-501
3559:Ro-500
3551:Ha-201
3543:Ha-101
3535:Ro-100
3486:Type L
3032:Type D
3018:Type C
2999:Hiburi
2992:Mikura
2984:Type B
2958:Type A
2855:Type D
2843:Super
2829:Type C
2817:Super
2789:Type B
2779:Yūgumo
2772:Kagerō
2764:Type A
2711:Fubuki
2604:Katori
2597:Sendai
2590:Yūbari
2583:Nagara
2569:Tenryū
2542:Yakumo
2501:Mogami
2448:Yamato
2441:Nagato
2151:Jun'yō
2045:
2026:
2007:
1984:
1965:
1946:
1927:
1897:
1878:
1507:Jun'yō
1496:Jun'yō
1484:Sasebo
1473:Plaice
1462:Jun'yō
1458:Manila
1442:Borneo
1423:Jun'yō
1416:Jun'yō
1352:bridge
1281:Borneo
1264:Jun'yō
1225:Jun'yō
1208:Jun'yō
1178:Jun'yō
1155:Jun'yō
1140:Rabaul
1129:Hornet
1109:, the
1106:Hornet
1097:Jun'yō
1016:Jun'yō
990:Jun'yō
963:Jun'yō
895:Jun'yō
812:Kanji
793:Jun'yō
785:radars
776:Jun'yō
761:Jun'yō
753:Jun'yō
717:Jun'yō
667:"Val"
633:funnel
629:island
583:Jun'yō
471:broken
467:hulked
463:Jun'yō
458:Jun'yō
438:Jun'yō
412:Jun'yō
403:Jun'yō
235:Kampon
200:Length
165:Jun'yō
89:
4266:"Tei"
4245:"Hei"
4182:"Kai"
3812:Maiko
3784:Atami
3762:River
3738:Ataka
3723:Ocean
3669:Kamoi
3519:Ro-60
3511:Ro-57
3503:Ro-53
3495:Ro-51
3475:Ro-35
3467:Ro-33
3459:Ro-29
3451:Ro-26
3443:Ro-16
3435:Ro-13
3427:Ro-11
3401:I-506
3394:I-505
3387:I-504
3380:I-503
3373:I-502
3366:I-501
3358:I-400
3350:I-201
3342:I-351
3334:I-121
3318:I-373
3310:I-372
3302:I-361
3136:(KD7)
3134:I-176
3128:(KD6)
3126:I-168
3120:(KD5)
3118:I-165
3112:(KD4)
3110:I-162
3104:(KD3)
3102:I-153
3096:(KD2)
3094:I-152
3088:(KD1)
3007:Ukuru
2937:Ōtori
2863:Matsu
2618:Ōyodo
2611:Agano
2549:Izumo
2535:Asama
2515:Ibuki
2494:Takao
2487:Myōkō
2420:Kongō
2379:Kaiyō
2372:Taiyō
2352:Ibuki
2338:Ryūhō
2331:Zuihō
2324:Ryūjō
2317:Hōshō
2290:Unryū
2283:Taihō
2262:Hiryū
2255:Sōryū
2241:Akagi
1517:Notes
1499:'
1431:ditch
1358:from
1285:Palau
1268:Ryūhō
1211:'
1199:Ryūhō
1163:Wewak
1136:'
1090:'
1075:avgas
1069:, in
1003:Ryūjō
836:Fate
809:Ship
799:Ships
756:'
654:crane
648:. No
600:Hiryū
587:kg/cm
554:) at
540:draft
525:knots
485:and
344:Armor
281:Range
274:knots
272:25.5
269:Speed
220:Draft
123:Built
116:Taihō
105:class
4203:"Kō"
3826:Suma
3777:Seta
3770:Toba
3731:Saga
3521:(L4)
3513:(L3)
3505:(L2)
3497:(L1)
3469:(K6)
3453:(K4)
3445:(K3)
3437:(K2)
3429:(K1)
3320:(D2)
3281:I-52
3273:I-16
3252:I-54
3244:I-40
3236:I-15
3215:I-13
3207:I-12
3201:(A1)
3180:(J3)
3172:(J2)
3156:(J1)
3086:I-51
2899:Momi
2892:Momo
2645:Yodo
2576:Kuma
2508:Tone
2480:Aoba
2427:Fusō
2276:Hiyō
2248:Kaga
2144:Hiyō
2130:Hiyō
2091:2011
2070:2011
2043:ISBN
2024:ISBN
2005:ISBN
1982:ISBN
1963:ISBN
1944:ISBN
1925:ISBN
1895:ISBN
1876:ISBN
1476:and
1371:Hiyō
1366:Hiyō
1348:Hiyō
1266:and
1260:Hiyō
1247:Hiyō
1237:Kure
1194:Hiyō
1188:and
1174:Hiyō
1133:Hiyō
1087:Hiyō
1031:Truk
986:Hiyō
979:Hiyō
953:and
872:Kobe
843:Hiyō
623:The
591:Hiyō
536:beam
511:and
505:deck
442:Hiyō
434:Hiyō
400:and
397:Hiyō
367:Hiyō
348:Belt
306:1 ×
264:sets
212:Beam
172:Type
147:Lost
63:Kobe
40:Hiyō
3304:(D)
3275:(C)
3238:(B)
3199:I-9
3178:I-7
3170:I-6
3162:I-5
3154:I-1
2434:Ise
1022:on
913:橿原丸
861:出雲丸
489:by
286:nmi
244:shp
205:o/a
191:) (
4288::
4263:,
4252:,
4242:,
4231:,
4221:,
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4189:,
4179:,
4168:,
4158:,
2081:.
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1727:^
1696:^
1635:^
1596:^
1505:.
1470:,
1460:,
1437:.
1262:,
1165:,
1063:,
1014:.
988:,
922:,
916:)
902:隼鷹
870:,
864:)
850:飛鷹
795:.
581:;
575:kW
430:.
378:,
358:54
248:kW
233:6
70:,
61:,
4270:)
4260:丁
4257:(
4254:D
4249:)
4239:丙
4236:(
4233:C
4228:)
4218:乙
4215:(
4212:B
4207:)
4197:甲
4194:(
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4186:)
4176:改
4173:(
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4155:型
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