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World War II escort carriers of Japan (1 C, 12 P) Pages in category "World War II aircraft carriers of Japan" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
Kawasaki Ki-10 Army Type 95 Fighter (used for reconnaissance during WWII) Perry 1935 588 IJA: Mitsubishi F1M Type 0 Observation Seaplane: Pete 1936 1118 IJN: Mitsubishi Ki-46 Type 100 Command Reconnaissance Aircraft: Dinah 1941 1742 IJA: Nakajima C3N Navy Carrier Reconnaissance Plane: 1936 2 IJN: Nakajima C6N Saiun Navy Carrier Reconnaissance ...
Mitsubishi B5M Mabel 1937 Navy carrier torpedo bomber; Nakajima B5N Kate 1937 Navy carrier torpedo bomber; Aichi D3A Val 1938 Navy carrier dive bomber; Mitsubishi G4M Betty 1939 Navy land-based bomber; Yokosuka D4Y 彗星 "Suisei" Judy 1940 dive bomber; Nakajima B6N 天山 "Tenzan" Jill 1941 Navy torpedo bomber
Some carrier aircraft served in dual roles, such as fighter-bomber and bomber-reconnaissance aircraft. Carrier aircraft functions. Torpedo and dive bombers attacked enemy warships, transports, merchant ships, and land installations. Fighters accompanied bombers on attack missions, protecting them during interceptions by enemy fighters.
World War II aircraft carriers of Japan (1 C, 26 P) A. Aircraft carriers of the Imperial Japanese Navy (9 C, 28 P) E. Escort carriers of the Imperial Japanese Army (5 ...
The ship bears the same name as the World War II-era Kaga, the Tosa-class battleship turned aircraft carrier that was produced in 1928 and participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor. She is also slightly longer than her World War II predecessor. Kaga and Izumo are the first aircraft carriers built by Japan since the end of World War II.
The navy decided that Shinano would become a heavily armored support carrier [8] —carrying reserve aircraft, fuel and ordnance in support of other carriers—rather than a fleet carrier. [ 9 ] As completed, Shinano had a length of 265.8 meters (872 ft 1 in) overall , a beam of 36.3 meters (119 ft 1 in) and a draft of 10.3 meters (33 ft 10 in).
Chiyoda (千代田, "Thousandth-Generation Field") was a light aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Originally constructed as the second vessel of the Chitose -class seaplane tenders in 1934, she continued to operate in that capacity during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the early stages of the Pacific War until ...