IJN Jun'yō

Survived

Type	Aircraft carrier
Class	Hiyō
War	Second World War
Main guns	12 × 5″ guns in 6 twin mounts

Laid down as the liner Kashiwara Maru and completed as a carrier. Her aircraft hit South Dakota and San Juan, and helped finish Hornet, at Santa Cruz.

The Japanese aircraft carrier Junyō moored at Sasebo, Japan, in the autumn of 1945. The original caption dates the photograph on 1 November 1945, but it may have been taken somewhat earlier. Photo: Unknown, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

6 × twin 12.7 cm (5.0 in) dual-purpose guns
8 × triple 25 mm (1.0 in) AA guns

Armour

Belt: 25–50 mm (0.98–1.97 in)

Builder	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Laid down	20 March 1939
Launched	26 June 1941
Commissioned	3 May 1942
Displacement	24,150 t (23,770 long tons) (standard)
Length	219.32 m (719 ft 7 in) (o/a)
Speed	25.5 knots (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph)
Complement	1,187–1,224

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

26 June 1941

Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands

Survived

25–27 October 1942

Battle of the Philippine Sea

Damaged

19–20 June 1944

Bombed on 20 June

Fate

Survived

Scrapped, 1946–1947