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{{Infobox ship imageShip image= Japanese aircraft carrierUnryu.jpg | Japanese aircraft carrier|Unryū | 2}, 16 July 1944 }}{{Infobox ship class overview | Name= Unryū class | Builders= | Empire of Japan}} | Shōkaku|aircraft carrier|4}} | Class after= Project Number G18 (only a project) | Subclasses=*Unryū (Ship #302 and 5001–5006) | Cost=*87,039,000 JPY in 1941[1]- 93,442,000 JPY in 1942[2]
| Built range= 1942–45 | In service range= | In commission range= 1944–45 | Total ships building= | Total ships planned= 1 (1941) + 15 (1942) | Total ships completed= 3 | Total ships cancelled= 13 | Total ships lost= 2 + 1 (Aso) | Total ships retired= 1 | Total ships preserved= }}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | Ship type=Aircraft carrier | Ship displacement=*Unryū and Amagi- {{convert|17480|LT|t|0|lk=in|abbr=on}} standard
- all others
- {{convert|17150|LT|t|0|lk=in|abbr=on}} standard
| 227.35|m|abbr=on}} o/a | 22|m|abbr=on}} | 7.86|m|abbr=on}} | Ship propulsion=*4 shafts- 4 × Kampon geared turbines,
- all others[3][4]
- {{convert|152,000|shp|abbr=on}}
| Ship power=*8 × Ro-Gō Kampon water-tube boilers- Katsuragi and Aso[3][4]
- {{convert|104,000|shp|kW|abbr=on}}
| Ship speed=*Katsuragi and Aso[3][4]- {{convert|32|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}}
- all others[3][4]
- {{convert|34|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}}
| 8000|nmi|km|abbr=on|lk=in}} at {{convert|18|kn|km/h}}[3] | Ship endurance=*Fuel: 3,750 tons oil[3][4] | Ship complement=*Unryū and Amagi[3][4]- 1,100
- Katsuragi, Kasagi and Aso[3][4]
- 1,500
- Ikoma[3][4]
- 1,595
| Ship sensors=*Radar:[5]- Unryū and Amagi as built
- 2 × Type 21 radars (top of island and flight deck)
- 1 × Type 13 radar (mast)
- Katsuragi as built
- 2 × Type 21 radars (top of island and flight deck)
- 2 × Type 13 radars (mast and radio antenna)
- Amagi and Katsuragi in 1945
- 1 × Type 21 radar (flight deck)
- 1 × Type 22 radar (top of island)
- 1 × Type 13 radar (mast)
- Sonar and hydrophone:[6][22]
- Amagi
- Type 93 hydrophone
- Type 3 active sonar
- all others
- Type 0 hydrophone
- Type 3 active sonar
| Ship EW= | Ship armament=*12 (6 × 2) 127 mm Type 89 AA guns- 93 (21 × 3 and 30 × 1)[22] Type 96 25 mm AA guns
- 30 depth charges[7]
- Unryū and Amagi
- 168 (6 × 28[8]) 4.7 inch AA rockets
- Kasagi
- 120 (4[7] × 30[8]) 4.7 inch AA rockets
- all others
- 180 (6 × 30[8]) 4.7 inch AA rockets
| Ship armor=*[3]- Deck: {{convert|25|mm|in|abbr=on}}
- Belt:
- Katsuragi and Aso
- {{convert|50|mm|in|abbr=on}}
- all others
- {{convert|46|mm|in|abbr=on}}
| Ship aircraft=*Plan in 1942:[3][4][9]- Unryū class
- 12 + 3 Mitsubishi A6M
- 27 + 3 Aichi D3A
- 18 + 2 Nakajima B5N
- Ikoma class
- 18 + 1 Mitsubishi A6M
- 27 Aichi D3A
- 27 Nakajima B5N
- Plan in 1944:
- 18 + 2 Mitsubishi A7M
- 27 Aichi B7A
- 6 Nakajima C6N
| Ship aircraft facilities= | Ship notes= }} | The {{nihongo|Unryū-class aircraft carriers|雲龍型航空母艦|Unryū-gata Kōkūbokan}} were World War II Japanese aircraft carriers. 16 carriers were planned under the Maru Kyū Programme (Ship #302 in 1941) and the Kai-Maru 5 Programme (#5001–5015 in 1942). However, only three of the Unryū-class carriers were completed.[33]{{#tag:ref|Two of these ships were canceled to release a slipway and material to convert {{ship|Japanese aircraft carrier|Shinano||2}} into an aircraft carrier.[10]|group=Note}} DesignIn the lead-up to the Pacific War the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) attempted to build a large number of fleet carriers. For them to be built quickly, the design for these ships was based on the aircraft carrier {{ship|Japanese aircraft carrier|Hiryū||2}} rather than the newer and more sophisticated {{ship|Japanese aircraft carrier|Taihō||2}} or the {{sclass-|Shōkaku|aircraft carrier|4}}.[11] The Unryū-class aircraft carrier design was very similar to that of Hiryū. The ships were lightly built, and the main difference from Hiryū was that the carriers' island was placed on the starboard side of the ships. The carriers were capable of carrying 63 aircraft in two hangars, and were fitted with two elevators. The Unryū class carried a smaller quantity of aviation fuel than Hiryū with fuel tanks protected by concrete. The ships were fitted with the same propulsion system used in the aircraft carrier {{ship|Japanese aircraft carrier|Sōryū||2}} to reach {{convert|34|kn|km/h}}, though {{ship|Japanese aircraft carrier|Katsuragi||2}} was instead fitted with two turbines of the same type used in destroyers and had a maximum speed of {{convert|32|kn|km/h}}.[11] The carriers also had a similar armament as Hiryū[11] and were equipped with two Type 21 radars and two Type 13 radars.[12] ConstructionThe first three Unryū-class aircraft carriers were laid down in 1942 and construction of a further three began the next year. Eventually, only three ({{ship|Japanese aircraft carrier|Unryū||2}}, {{ship|Japanese aircraft carrier|Amagi||2}}, and {{ship|Japanese aircraft carrier|Katsuragi||2}}) were completed and construction of the other three carriers ({{ship|Japanese aircraft carrier|Kasagi||2}}, {{ship|Japanese aircraft carrier|Aso||2}} and {{ship|Japanese aircraft carrier|Ikoma||2}}) was abandoned in 1945.[11] Ships in classesUnryū classProject number was G16. General production model of the Unryū class. 3 carriers were completed. The IJN unofficial designation for Unryū and Amagi were {{nihongo|Modified Hiryū class|改飛龍型|Kai Hiryū-gata}},[13] Ship Number 5002–5006 were {{nihongo|Modified Unryū class|改雲龍型|Kai Unryū-gata}}[14] also. - Amagi and Kasagi (built by Mitsubishi, Nagasaki Shipyard) were equipped with surplus stock of the Ibuki-class cruiser machinery.[15]
- Katsuragi and Aso (built by Kure Naval Arsenal) were equipped with two sets of the {{sclass-|Kagerō|destroyer|1}} machinery,[15][8] because Japanese industry power became scarce. Dead space was replaced by fuel tanks.[16]
- Ship Number 5002 and 5005 (built by Yokosuka Naval Arsenal) were to have been built simultaneously using {{ship|Japanese aircraft carrier|Shinano||2}}'s dock. However, they were cancelled because Shinano was continued.[14][17]
Ship # | Ship | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate | 302 | {{ship|Japanese aircraft carrier|Unryū | 雲龍}} | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal | 1 August 1942 | 25 September 1943 | 6 August 1944 | Redfish|SS-395|6}} at East China Sea {{coord|32|10|N|135|58|E}} on 19 December 1944. Struck on 20 February 1945. | 5001 | {{ship|Japanese aircraft carrier|Amagi | 天城}} | Mitsubishi-Nagasaki Shipyard | 1 October 1942 | 15 October 1943 | 10 August 1944 | Sunk by air raid at Kure on 28 July 1945. Struck on 30 November 1945. Salvaged and scrapped between 5 December 1946–12 November 1947. | 5002 | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal | Japanese aircraft carrier|Shinano | 2}. | 5003 | {{ship|Japanese aircraft carrier|Katsuragi | 葛城}} | Kure Naval Arsenal | 8 December 1942 | 19 January 1944 | 15 October 1944 | Survived war. Decommissioned on 5 October 1945. Scrapped between 22 December 1946–30 November 1947. | 5004 | Kasagi|笠置}} | Mitsubishi-Nagasaki Shipyard | 14 April 1943 | 19 October 1944 | (June 1945)[18] | 84% complete. Construction stopped on 1 April 1945. Scrapped between 1 September 1946–31 December 1947. | 5005 | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal | Cancelled in 1943. Naval budget and the materials were used for Shinano. | 5006 | Aso|阿蘇}} | Kure Naval Arsenal | 8 June 1943 | 1 November 1944 | (September 1945)[18] | 60% complete. Construction stopped on 9 November 1944. Sunk as target off Kurahashi-jima in July 1945. Salvaged and scrapped between 21 December 1946–26 April 1947. | |
Ikoma classSimplified and sped-up construction model of the Unryū class. They fitted shift-arrangement machinery (four sets of parallel two boilers and one turbine).[15][19] Therefore, as for their chimneys/funnels/smokepipes/uptakes, those were intended to be spaced out.[19] The IJN unofficial designation for this class was {{nihongo|Modified Ship Number 302-class|改第302号艦型|Kai Dai 302-Gōkan-gata}}.[9][18] Ship # | Ship | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate | 5007 | Ikoma|生駒}} | Kawasaki-Kobe Shipyard | 5 July 1943 | 17 November 1944 | (October 1945)[18] | 60% complete. Construction stopped on 9 November 1944. Scrapped between 4 July 1946–10 March 1947. | 5008 | Kurama|鞍馬}}[20] or {{nihongo|Kaimon|開聞}}[21] | Mitsubishi-Nagasaki Shipyard[18] | (November 1943)[18] | (December 1945)[18] | Cancelled on 5 May 1944.[22] | 5009 | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal[18] | (July 1943)[18] | (March 1946)[18] | Cancelled on 11 August 1943.[23] | 5010 | Mitsubishi-Nagasaki Shipyard[18] | (April 1944)[18] | (June 1946)[18] | 5011 | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal[18] | (June 1944)[18] | (September 1946)[18] | 5012 | Kure Naval Arsenal[18] | (June 1944)[18] | (September 1946)[18] | 5013 | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal[18] | (June 1944)[18] | (March 1947)[18] | 5014 | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal[18] | (October 1944)[18] | (September 1947)[18] | 5015 | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal[18] | (January 1945)[18] | (March 1948)[18] | |
PhotosFootnotes1. ^Senshi Sōsho Vol.31 (1969), p.815 2. ^Senshi Sōsho Vol.88 (1975), p.37 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Ships of the World (1994), p.66 4. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Shizuo Fukui, p.442–445 5. ^The Maru Special (1981), p.17–19, p.54–55 and p.84–87 6. ^Ships of the World (1994), p.177 7. ^1 2 3 Japan Center for Asian Historical Records, p.3 8. ^1 2 3 Shizuo Fukui, p.276 9. ^1 Rekishi Gunzo, p.105 10. ^1 Lengerer 2010b, p. 106 11. ^1 2 3 Stille (2005), p. 37 12. ^Stille (2005), p. 38 13. ^Shizuo Fukui, p.273 14. ^1 Shizuo Fukui, p.274 15. ^1 2 The Maru Special (1981), p.55 16. ^Shizuo Fukui, p.274 17. ^Shizuo Fukui, p.331 18. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Senshi Sōsho Vol.88 (1975), p.18 19. ^1 Shizuo Fukui, p.275 20. ^The Maru Special (1979), p.38 21. ^Daiji Katagiri, p.83–84 22. ^Senshi Sōsho Vol.88 (1975), p.95 23. ^Senshi Sōsho Vol.88 (1975), p.71–74
See also- List of ships of the Second World War
- List of ship classes of the Second World War
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- Senshi Sōsho, Asagumo Simbun (Japan)
- Vol. 31, Naval armaments and war preparation (1), "Until November 1941", November 1969
- Vol. 88, Naval armaments and war preparation (2), "And after the outbreak of war", October 1975
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