Japanese aircraft carrier Unryū
Unryū departing Yokosuka, 16 July 1944 | |
| History | |
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| Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Unryū (雲龍) |
| Namesake | Japanese meaning "Cloud Dragon" |
| Ordered | 1941 |
| Builder | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal |
| Laid down | 1 August 1942 |
| Launched | 25 September 1943 |
| Commissioned | 6 August 1944 |
| Fate | Sunk by USS Redfish, 19 December 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Unryū-class aircraft carrier |
| Displacement | 20,450 t (20,130 long tons) |
| Length | 227.35 m (745 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 22 m (72 ft 2 in) |
| Draft | 8.73 m (28 ft 8 in) |
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| Speed | 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
| Range | 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement | 1,595 |
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| Aircraft carried | 48 (up to 65) |
The Japanese aircraft carrier Unryū (雲龍, Cloud Dragon) was the lead ship of her class of fleet aircraft carriers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. She was commissioned in mid-1944, but fuel and aircrew shortages limited her use to Japanese waters. The impending American invasion of Luzon caused the IJN to order her to transport aircraft and supplies to the Philippines in December. The ship was torpedoed and sunk by the American submarine USS Redfish in the East China Sea during the voyage.