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Un'yō

IJN Un'yō

Sunk

Imperial Japanese Navy

TypeEscort carrier
ClassTaiyō
WarSecond World War
Main guns4 × twin 12.7 cm (5 in) dual-purpose guns

Converted from the liner Yawata Maru. Sunk by USS Barb in the South China Sea on 16 September 1944.

Imperial Japanese Navy's Taiyo-class aircraft carrier UNYO, on the way from Chuuk Islands to Yokosuka Naval Base. Photo: IJN_CV_Unyo_in_1943.jpg: unknown derivative work: 0607crp (talk), Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 4 × twin 12.7 cm (5 in) dual-purpose guns
  • 4 × twin 2.5 cm (1 in) AA guns
BuilderMitsubishi Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Nagasaki, Japan
Laid down14 December 1938
Launched31 October 1939
Commissioned31 May 1942
Displacement18,116 t (17,830 long tons) (standard) 20,321 t (20,000 long tons) (normal)
Length180.2 m (591 ft 4 in) (o/a)
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Complement850

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

Career

She isn't listed in any of the fleet actions covered here.

Launched

31 October 1939