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The Unryū-class aircraft carriers (雲龍型航空母艦, Unryū-gata Kōkūbokan) were World War II Japanese aircraft carriers. Sixteen ships of the class 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. [10 ...
An aircraft carrier is a warship with a full-length flight deck and facilities for carrying, arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft, that serves as a seagoing airbase. Included in this list are ships which meet the above definition and had an official name ( italicized ) or designation (non-italicized), regardless of whether they were or ...
Length overall DWT GT/GRT In service Status Notes Image Ref Pioneering Spirit: Crane vessel: 382 m (1,253 ft) 499,125 DWT: 403,342 GT: 2015– In service Pioneering Spirit is the largest twin-hulled vessel ever built as well as, at 124 metres (407 ft), the widest ship in the world. Photo is prior to renaming of vessel. [70] [71] Q-Max (14 ships ...
Ikoma (ethnic group) an ethnic group of Tanzania; Ikoma, Nara, a city in Nara Prefecture, Japan; Ikoma Station, a station in Ikoma City, Japan; Ikoma clan, a Japanese clan; Japanese cruiser Ikoma, an armored cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy; Japanese aircraft carrier Ikoma, an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy
This is a list of aircraft carriers which are currently in service, under maintenance or refit, in reserve, under construction, or being updated. An aircraft carrier is a warship with a full-length flight deck, hangar and facilities for arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft. [1]
Pages in category "Unryū-class aircraft carriers" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... Japanese aircraft carrier Ikoma; K.
Kaiyō (liner converted to escort carrier in 1942) (liner converted to escort carrier in 1943) Ryūhō (converted from submarine tender in 1942) Taihō. Taihō (1943) Chitose class light aircraft carriers Chiyoda (1943) Chitose (1944) Unryū class. Amagi (1943) Unryū (1943) Katsuragi (1944) Kasagi (not completed) Aso (not completed) Ikoma (not ...
A selection of aircraft carriers, sorted by length. There is no single definition of an "aircraft carrier", [citation needed] and modern navies use several variants of the type. These variants are sometimes categorized as sub-types of aircraft carriers, [2] and sometimes as distinct types of aviation-capable ships. [3]