Japanese aircraft carrier Unryū

Unryū was a Unryū-class aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy. The ship was named after Japanese meaning "Cloud Dragon". Yokosuka Naval Arsenal laid her keel on 1 August 1942. She entered service on 6 August 1944, having been launched on 25 September 1943.

Her class ran to three ships. The class followed the Japanese aircraft carrier Taihō and was succeeded by the Japanese aircraft carrier Project Number G18.

Displacement was 20,127 long tons. She measured 227.3 m (746 ft) long with a beam of 22 m (72 ft). Her designed speed was 34 knots, and she carried a complement of 1,595.

Her main battery was twelve 127 mm (5 in) guns in six twin mountings. She carried 48 aircraft. 152,000 shp drove four shafts.

She was in commission for 135 days of the Second World War.

She was sunk on 19 December 1944, at 29°59′N 124°03′E. The wreck survives.

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