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Classes of aircraft carriers in
The Imperial Japanese Navy |
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| Amagi class |
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| Type: |
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| Completed: |
Akagi (: 赤城) |
| Displacement: |
37,100 t standard
42,000 full load |
| Length: |
260.67 metres
(855 ft 3 in) |
| Beam: |
31.32 metres
(102 ft 9 in) |
| Draught: |
8.71 metres (28 ft 7 in) |
| Speed: |
31.5 knots (58.3 km/h) |
| Range: |
8,200 nautical miles (15,200 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Complement: |
2,000 (total) |
| Aircraft carried |
66 (+25 reserve)
18 Zeros, 18 Vals, 27 Kates (Dec. 1941) |
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| Chitose class |
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| Type: |
Light aircraft carrier |
| Completed: |
Chitose (千歳)
Chiyoda (千代田)
Mizuho
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| Displacement: |
11,400 t standard
15,500t full load |
| Length: |
201.45 metres (660.9 ft) waterline length |
| Beam: |
20.8 m (68 ft) |
| Draught: |
7.5 metres (25 ft) |
| Speed: |
28.9 kn (53.5 km/h; 33.3 mph) |
| Range: |
5,000 nmi (9,300 km) |
| Aircraft carried |
30 |
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| Hiyō class |
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| Type: |
Aircraft carrier |
| Completed: |
Hiyō (飛鷹)
Junyō (隼鷹),
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| Displacement: |
26,949 long tons (27,381 t) |
| Length: |
219.33 m (719 ft 7 in) |
| Beam: |
26.7 m (87 ft 7 in) |
| Draught: |
8.15 m (26 ft 9 in) |
| Speed: |
25 knots (29 mph; 46 km/h) |
| Range: |
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| Aircraft carried |
53 |
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| Ryūhō class |
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| Type: |
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| Completed: |
Ryūhō (龍鳳) |
| Displacement: |
16,700 tons full load |
| Length: |
215.6 m |
| Beam: |
23 m |
| Draught: |
6,7 m |
| Speed: |
26.5 knots |
| Range: |
9,700 nmi. at 18 knots
(18,000 km at 33 km/h) |
| Complement: |
989 |
| Aircraft carried |
31 |
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| Shōkaku class |
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| Type: |
Aircraft carrier |
| Completed: |
Shōkaku
Zuikaku |
| Displacement: |
25,675 tons standard
32,000 tons maximum |
| Length: |
257.5 metres (844 ft ) |
| Beam: |
26 metres (85 ft 4 in) |
| Draught: |
8.9 metres (29 ft 2 in) |
| Speed: |
34.5 knots (63.9 km/h) |
| Range: |
18,000 nautical miles (33,000 km) at 33 knots (61 km/h) |
| Complement: |
1 660 |
| Aircraft carried |
72 (+12?)
18 Zeros, 27 Vals, 27 Kates
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| Sōryū class |
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| Type: |
Aircraft carrier |
| Completed: |
Sōryū (蒼龍)
Hiryū (飛龍)
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| Displacement: |
15,900 tons standard,
19,500 tons full load |
| Length: |
222 m (728 ft 5 in) |
| Beam: |
21 m (70 ft) |
| Draught: |
7.44 m (24 ft 5 in) |
| Speed: |
63.9 km/h (34.5 knots) |
| Range: |
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| Complement: |
1. 103 |
| Aircraft carried |
57(+16)
18 Zeros, 18 Vals, 18 Kates (Dec. 1941) |
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| Shōhō class |
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| Type: |
Light aircraft carrier |
| Completed: |
Shōhō ( 祥) |
| Displacement: |
14,200 tons (full);
11,262 tons (standard) |
| Length: |
205.5 m (674 ft 2.5 in) |
| Beam: |
18.2 m (59 ft 8.5 in) |
| Draught: |
6.6 m (21 ft 8 in) |
| Speed: |
52.2 km/h
(28.2 knots) |
| Range: |
14,400 km at 22 km/h
(7,800 nmi at 12 knots) |
| Complement: |
785 |
| Aircraft carried |
30 |
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| Taihō class |
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| Type: |
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| Completed: |
Taihō (大鳳?) |
| Displacement: |
30,250 t standard;
37,870 t fully loaded |
| Length: |
260.6 m (855.0 ft) |
| Beam: |
90 ft (27.4 m) |
| Draught: |
9.6 m (31.5 ft) |
| Speed: |
33 knots (61 km/h) |
| Range: |
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| Complement: |
1751 |
| Aircraft carried |
65 |
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| Taiyō class |
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| Type: |
Escort carrier |
| Completed: |
Taiyō (大鷹)
Chūyō (冲鷹)
Unyō (雲鷹)
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| Displacement: |
17,830 tons standard
19,500 tons max. |
| Length: |
173.7 m (570 ft) waterline.
180.4 m (592 ft) overall |
| Beam: |
22.5 m (74 ft) |
| Draught: |
7.74 m (25.4 ft) (Taiyō: 8.0 m (26 ft)) |
| Speed: |
21 knots (39 km/h) |
| Range: |
6,500 nmi. (12,000 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)
Other sources: 8,500 nmi. |
| Aircraft
carried |
23-27 |
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| Unryū class |
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| Type: |
Aircraft carrier |
| Completed: |
Unryū (雲龍)
Amagi (天城)
Katsuragi (葛城)
Kasagi
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| Displacement: |
17,480 tons standard |
| Length: |
745 feet (227.4 m) |
| Beam: |
72 feet (22.0 m) |
| Draught: |
25 feet 9 inches (7.8 m) |
| Speed: |
Katsuragi
32 knots
Others
34 knots |
| Range: |
9,700 nmi (18,000 km) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement: |
1,595 |
| Aircraft carried |
57+8 |
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| Zuihō class |
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| Type: |
Aircraft carrier |
| Completed: |
Zuihō (瑞鳳)
Shōhō (祥鳳)
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| Displacement: |
11,443t standard
14,400 t full load |
| Length: |
201.45 metres (660.9 ft) waterline length
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| Beam: |
18.2 m (60 ft) |
| Draught: |
6.64 metres (21.8 ft) |
| Speed: |
28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
| Range: |
5,000 nmi (9,300 km) |
| Complement: |
785 |
| Aircraft carried |
30 |
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