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Japanese aircraft carrier Unryū

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kamikaze planes stored on the lower hangar deck to detonate and essentially blew the bow off the ship. The ship listed to 30 degrees very quickly and the order to abandon ship was given. With a 90-degree list, the ship sank bow-first to the bed of the
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along the sides of the hull. These guns were supplemented by six 28-round AA rocket launchers. Shortly after completion, another 4 triple and 13 single 25 mm mounts were added. For defense against submarines, the carrier was fitted with six
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was deleted to simplify construction and reduce stress in the hull. The elevators had a maximum capacity of 7,000 kilograms (15,000 lb) and took 19 seconds to go from the lower hangar to the flight deck.
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fired four torpedoes, one of which hit directly under the carrier's bridge on the starboard side at 16:35. The hit stopped the vessel dead in the water as it severed the main steam line, flooded two
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s hangars could not accommodate so many aircraft so 11 planes were planned to be permanently carried on the flight deck. In 1943 the air group was revised to consist of 18
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on the starboard side, each angled below the horizontal. They were fitted with a water-cooling system to reduce the turbulence caused by hot exhaust gases.
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design, but with individual units differing in detail reflecting the changing circumstances as the conflict in the Pacific approached its conclusion.
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above the machinery was 25 millimeters (0.98 in) thick, but the armor above the magazines was 56 millimeters (2.2 in) thick.
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under the overall command of Captain Konishi. Her maiden sea voyage was a vain attempt to reinforce the garrison on the island of
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was 46 millimeters (1.8 in) thick over her machinery spaces, but this increased to 140 millimeters (5.5 in) over her
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was 216.9 meters (711 ft 7 in) long and had a maximum width of 27 meters (88 ft 7 in). A small
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Illustrated Record of the Transition of the Superstructures of BB Kongô Class: Introduction to CV Unryû Class
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and air operations control center. It was fitted with a small tripod mast that mounted one of the ship's
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The last purpose-built Japanese carrier construction was a group of vessels based on an improved
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Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy: Shokaku Class, Soryu, Hiryu, Unryu Class, Taiho
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20,450 metric tons (20,130 long tons). Her crew consisted of 1,595 officers and men.
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carried 397,340 liters (87,400 imp gal; 104,970 U.S. gal) of
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throwers and carried between six and ten depth charges for them. A Type 3
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until December. From 30 October to 7 November, she served briefly as the
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on the starboard side of the flight deck, just aft of the rear elevator.
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was mounted well forward on the starboard side and contained the ship's
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caused the IJN to order her to transport aircraft and supplies to the
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sinking, December 19, 1944. Photo taken through the periscope of
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Jentschura, Hansgeorg; Jung, Dieter & Mickel, Peter (1977).
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was ordered, under the provisional name of #302, as part of the
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The ship's air group was originally intended to consist of 12
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in December. The ship was torpedoed and sunk by the American
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The ship used the same turbines and boilers as used in the
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6 × 28-tube 12 cm (4.7 in) AA rocket launchers
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had a length of 227.35 meters (745 ft 11 in)
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Imperial Japanese Navy's Unryū-class aircraft carrier
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The ship's primary armament consisted of a dozen 40-
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She 1523: 1509: 1501: 1424: 789:on 6 August 1944, she was assigned to the 487:of 22 meters (72 ft 2 in) and a 467:Rapid Naval Armaments Supplement Programme 1165: 1163: 1161: 899:just prior to the Allied landings there. 1296:. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. 1056:Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, pp. 55–57 906:was torpedoed and sunk by the submarine 866:. Four days later, on 17 December 1944, 627:dive bombers, plus 3 in reserve, and 18 19:For other ships with the same name, see 2214:World War II aircraft carriers of Japan 1326:"IJN Unryu: Tabular Record of Movement" 1040: 1011: 1256:Directory of the World's Capital Ships 1151: 1149: 737:were fitted to detect any submarines. 716:was initially equipped with 16 triple 519:. The ship had a designed speed of 34 185:227.35 m (745 ft 11 in) 25: 2199:Ships built by Yokosuka Naval Arsenal 1171:IJN Unryu: Tabular Record of Movement 48: 7: 1080:Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, p. 56 1076: 1074: 1064: 1062: 2234:Maritime incidents in December 1944 1239:. London: Conway. pp. 103–21. 666:never embarked her full air group. 646:"Sam" fighters (+2 in storage), 27 367:: 25–56 mm (0.98–2.20 in) 1403:. Masataka, Chihaya (translator), 1375:WWII Fact Files: Aircraft Carriers 938:in just seven minutes at position 361:: 46–140 mm (1.8–5.5 in) 201:8.73 m (28 ft 8 in) 14: 2219:Ships sunk by American submarines 1220:. Katowice, Poland: Model Hobby. 854:rocket planes were loaded aboard 507:. These consisted of four geared 2169: 2164: 2152: 2144: 1098:Lengerer 2010b, pp. 110–112, 118 703:12.7 cm (5 in) Type 89 620:fighters, plus 3 in storage, 27 531:which gave her a range of 8,000 469:of 1941. The ship was one of 16 193:22 m (72 ft 2 in) 50: 38:departing Yokosuka, 16 July 1944 29: 1258:. New York: Hippocrene Books. 718:25 mm (1 in) Type 96 1: 2194:Unryū-class aircraft carriers 1377:. New York: Arco Publishing. 1254:Silverstone, Paul H. (1984). 523:(63 km/h; 39 mph). 511:sets with a total of 152,000 1089:Lengerer 2010b, pp. 115, 117 844:On 13 December 1944, thirty 1155:Lengerer 2010b, pp. 119–120 1116:Lengerer 2010b, pp. 117–118 785:on 25 September 1943. Upon 670:Armor, armament and sensors 399: 258:(63 km/h; 39 mph) 2250: 1345:Tully, Anthony P. (1998). 1324:Tully, Anthony P. (1998). 650:"Judy" dive bombers and 6 385:Japanese aircraft carrier 18: 2139: 1489: 1439: 1028:into an aircraft carrier. 393: 144: 43: 28: 1433:-class aircraft carriers 1319:. Kojinsha. 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Index

Japanese ship Unryū

Empire of Japan
Dragon
Yokosuka Naval Arsenal
USS Redfish
Unryū-class
aircraft carrier
t
long tons
water-tube boilers
shp
kW
steam turbine
knots
nmi
Type 2, Mark 2, Model 1
radars
Type 3, Mark 1, Model 3
sonar
hydrophones
12.7 cm (5 in)
DP guns
25 mm (1 in)
AA guns
Belt
Deck
lead ship
her class
aircraft carriers

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