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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 ...
Light aircraft carrier: Hiyō (1942–1944) Jun'yō (1942–1946) 24,150 tonnes Converted from an ocean liner in 1939. Hiyō sunk and Jun'yō scrapped 1946–1947. Zuihō-class: Light aircraft carrier: Zuihō (1940–1944) Shōhō (1939–1942) 11,443 tonnes Both sunk during WWII. Chitose-class: Light aircraft carrier: Chitose (1938/1944–1944)
Aircraft Allied Code Name First Flown Number Built Service Kawasaki Ki-48 Army Type 99 Twin-engined Light Bomber: Lily 1940 1997 IJA: Kawasaki Ki-32 Army Type 98 Light Bomber: Mary 1937 854 IJA: Mitsubishi G3M Navy Type 96 Land-based Attack Aircraft: Nell 1935 1048 IJN: Mitsubishi G4M Navy Type 1 Land-based Attack Aircraft: Betty 1941 2435 IJN
Imperial Japanese Navy: Hōshō: light aircraft carrier: 7,470 27 December 1922 scrapped 1947 Hunter Royal Navy: Attacker: escort carrier: 7,800 9 January 1943 paid off 17 January 1947, scrapped May 1946 Ibuki Imperial Japanese Navy: Ibuki: light aircraft carrier: 14,600 launched 21 May 1943, not completed, scrapped 22 November 1946 Illustrious ...
Fleet and Light Carriers. The number of each combatant's operational fleet and light carriers provides an indication of that country's offensive naval capability at any point in time. These carriers, typically with thirty to ninety aircraft, tended to form the core around which naval striking task forces were assembled during World War II. They ...
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 ...
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 ...
Shōhō (Japanese: 祥鳳, "Auspicious Phoenix" or "Happy Phoenix") was a light aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy.Originally built as the submarine support ship Tsurugizaki (Japanese: 剣埼, "Sword Cape") in the late 1930s, she was converted before the Pacific War into an aircraft carrier and renamed.