Under the restriction of the treaty, the Japanese navy has taken some measures to rapidly increase the number of aircraft carriers. Among them, the so-called "aircraft carrier reserve ship" is that in the design of some warships, the demand that may be converted into aircraft carriers in the future is considered in advance to facilitate the future modification work. In addition, the Japanese military also participated in the design and construction of merchant ships in the form of investment, requisitioned a large number of these merchant ships in wartime, and modified them for service to enhance their aircraft carrier strength.
Fengxiang: a veteran and test ship of Japanese aircraft carrier
He is a veteran of the Japanese navy aircraft carrier. Before the ship started construction, Japan had modified a transport ship "Ruogong Maru" for seaplane carrying test. Fengxiang was listed as a "spy ship" at the beginning of its construction, and later became the first aircraft carrier of the navy. 192 10 started at Asano Nagaakira shipyard, 1922 was launched, and 12 was completed. The test displacement is 9494 tons, the speed is 25 knots, there are 4140mm guns, 2 80mm anti-aircraft guns and 550 officers and men.
The ship is also a test ship for Japanese aircraft carriers. In the original design, the take-off deck in the front section was inclined downward by 5 degrees, in order to facilitate the acceleration of aircraft take-off, and the three chimneys on the starboard side could be changed from vertical to horizontal when the aircraft took off; There is a crane specially designed for seaplane recovery in front of the ship island. It was not until 1923 that Fengxiang corrected these wrong designs one by one: the front flight deck was leveled, the ship island was demolished and the bridge under the flight deck was changed.
1944, the flight deck of Fengxiang was extended to 180.8 meters in order to carry new fighters. Because the length of the modified flight deck is too much longer than the captain, the seakeeping of the aircraft carrier is reduced and it is impossible to move in the ocean.
"Chicheng": A famous ship with Yamamoto as the captain.
"Chicheng" was originally a "Tiancheng" class combat cruiser. "Chicheng" started construction at Wugang Naval Shipyard in 1920 and 65438+February. By 192 1, two "Tiancheng" class battle cruiser were converted into aircraft carriers. 1923 the great kanto earthquake damaged tiancheng's keel on the berth, and finally only Chicheng appeared as an aircraft carrier.
Chicheng was restarted in June 1923, 1 1, launched in April 1925 and completed in March 1927. Its three-deck design is quite special: the top deck is the take-off and landing deck of aircraft; The second deck is called "turret deck" because there is a bridge and two 203 mm caliber main guns installed in pairs. The third floor is the aircraft take-off deck, which is 56.7 meters long and can carry 60 fighters (16 fighter, 16 reconnaissance plane and 28 attack aircraft). The test displacement is 34,364 tons and the speed is 3 1 knot.
1938, "Chicheng" underwent a major modification, dismantling the original turret deck and take-off deck, expanding the top deck to a flight deck, and increasing the number of carrier-based aircraft to 9 1 frame (16 fighters, 5 1 attack aircraft, and 24 dive bombers). The test displacement increased to 4 1.300 tons and the speed was 3 1.2 knots.
Akagi is one of the famous ships of the Japanese Navy. During the period of 1928~ 1929, Isoroku Yamamoto, a famous Japanese naval officer, served as the captain of the ship, which was also used as the flagship of the mobile forces when it attacked Pearl Harbor. Later, Chicheng also participated in the Java Sea War and the Battle of Midway Island. In the naval battle of midway, Chicheng was hit by two bombs dropped by American dive bombers, which caused a fire. The fire damaged the ammunition depot, and the chain explosion forced the crew of Chicheng to abandon the ship. Finally, Japan used its destroyer Noven to launch a torpedo to sink it.
"Kaga": The Great Kanto Earthquake enabled him to take over the post.
The original design of "Kaga" belonging to "Tosa" class is also a battleship, and it is also the product of the "August 8th Fleet" plan.
Kaga started construction at Kobe Shipyard in Kawasaki on 1920, and was launched in June of the following year. The aircraft carrier reconstruction project started in165438+2003 10/0, and was completed in March of 1928. Its shape is similar to Chicheng, and it is also a three-deck with a displacement of 33,693 tons and a speed of 27.5 knots, which can carry 60 planes.
1934, the "Kaga" was also greatly modified and completed one year later. The main purpose is to extend the flight deck. The number of carrier-based aircraft is increased to 90 (15 90 fighter, 45 89 attack aircraft and 30 94 dive bombers), the speed is increased to 28.3 knots, the displacement is increased to 4254 1 ton, and the endurance is improved.
"Kaga" has been paired with "Chicheng" and incorporated into the Japanese Navy 1 Air Force; The attack on Pearl Harbor was fruitful, and it also played an important role in the process of marching into Nanyang. 1942 during the battle of midway in June, it was attacked by American dive bombers, hit by three bombs, causing a fire and sinking a few hours later. 13 years into the army 1 aviation team was wiped out.
"Dragon Boat": A Model of the Japanese Navy's Subsequent Small Aircraft Carrier
In the Japanese warship replenishment plan of 1924, it is planned to build 1 27000-ton aircraft carriers and three 10000-ton aircraft carriers.
The "Longrang" originally planned to have a displacement of 9,800 tons, using the hull of the "Julia" class heavy cruiser, with a speed of 30 knots and carrying about 24 aircraft. 1924 1 1 year1month "Dragon Boat" was launched in April of 193 1 year, and was subsequently towed to Yokosuga for assembly. At this time, the military required the number of carrier-based aircraft to increase to 36, so the factory had to update the design and increase the hangar, which reduced the height of the gunwale and made the seakeeping worse. When it was completed in May, 1933, the test displacement was12,732 tons, 66,000 horsepower, the speed was 29 knots, the endurance was10,000 nautical miles (14 knots), there were 48 aircraft and 924 officers and men.
"Black Dragon": The first aircraft carrier built according to the aircraft carrier standard.
"Black Dragon" is the first Japanese aircraft carrier designed and built according to aircraft carrier standards. Prior to this, most aircraft carriers were modified from other warships. The construction of the black dragon is also full of twists and turns. According to the Washington Convention, Japan could also build an aircraft carrier with a gross tonnage of 2 1000 tons, so two aircraft carriers with a gross tonnage of 1050 tons were originally designed. However, the navy requires to install five 203mm naval guns, 20 127mm anti-aircraft guns and 10000t aircraft carrier, which is unreasonable for10000t aircraft carrier. After entering the budget review stage, these requirements were reduced, and the number of self-defense weapons of the aircraft carrier was reduced to 5 guns 155mm and 16 guns127 mm.
Black Dragon started construction at Wugang Naval Shipyard in June of 1934+0 1 year, was launched in February of 1935, and was completed in February of 1937. The measured displacement was 18800 tons, 150.
After service, the ship was incorporated into the 2nd Air Force with the "Dragonfly", carrying 57 planes (2 1 Zero Fighter, 18 97 Attacker, 18 99 Dive Bomber), which once supported the Japanese aggression in Chinese mainland and Southeast Asia, and was one of the leading characters in the attack on Pearl Harbor. 1942 the battle of midway in June was the last scene of the black dragon's fighting career. The ship sank to the bottom of the sea under the attack of American aircraft carriers York City and Enterprise dive bombers, and only 385 of the 1 103 officers and men on board survived.
"Dragonfly": The torpedo committed suicide and the sailors were able to escape.
"Longfei" is a Black Dragon-class No.2 ship. It was started in Yokosuga Naval Shipyard in July, 1937+0 1 year, and was completed in July, 939. The test displacement is 20 165 tons, the speed is 34.6 knots, and the endurance is 7670 nautical miles (below 18 knots). It can carry 72 planes, 1 1 officers and men.
"Dragonfly" has been advancing and retreating with "Black Dragon" since its service. At the same time as the Battle of Midway, six hours after attacking the Black Dragon, the US plane visited Feilong again. The ship was hit by four bombs on the flight deck in front of the right side of the bridge, and the front elevator was blown up and flew to the upper shaft of the bridge, causing a fire. Abandoning the ship was announced at 0: 00 on the night of June 6, and 4 16 officers and men, including Yamaguchi Wenduo, died. It is worth mentioning that after the Japanese destroyer Cirrus was ordered to spin two torpedoes at Longfei, 70 Japanese sailors trapped in the bilge engine room of Longfei miraculously escaped from the gap after the torpedoes hit and exploded, and 34 people drifted at sea 15 days later were rescued by American ships.
"Shoukaku" class: the darling of the heyday, the leader of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Shoukaku-class aircraft carriers include Shoukaku and Ruihe. 1936, Japan unilaterally withdrew from the London disarmament conference, and since then, the naval shipbuilding project has expanded like a runaway horse. "Shoukaku" class aircraft carrier was born under this background.
Shoukaku started construction at Yokosuga Naval Shipyard in February 1937, was launched in June/939, and was completed in August/941. Ruihe was built by Kawasaki Kobe Shipyard in May 1938, launched in October 1939 10, and completed in September 194 1 2008. The test displacement is 29,800 tons, and it can carry 84 planes, 1.660 officers and men. Both aircraft carriers belong to the 5th Air Force of 1 Air Force. They served in the heyday of the Japanese navy and participated in the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean.
"Shoukaku" was unable to take off and land due to being shot on deck in the Coral Sea naval battle, and returned to Wugang for maintenance, so the 5th Air Force avoided the battle of midway. By the third Solomon naval battle, this class ship became the only main Japanese aircraft carrier, but in the South Pacific naval battles of 1942 and 10, the Shoukaku was damaged again and returned to Yokosuga for maintenance. 1In the Mariana naval battle in June, 944, the 5th Air Force attacked again. 19, "Shoukaku" was attacked by four torpedoes launched by the American submarine "lanyu", which caused the ammunition depot to explode and 1263 officers and men sank with the ship.
In the Mariana naval battle, the "Ruihe" was hit by a bomb, and then returned to Wugang to enter the dry dock for maintenance. 1944, 10 year1October 20th, the "Ruihe" entered the Battle of Leyte Bay and became the flagship of the Japanese Northern Army. On the 25th, the Ruihe was violently attacked by US carrier aircraft, each with seven torpedoes and seven bombs, and sank at Cape Ngano. 1700 soldiers, only 970 people were rescued.
"Xiangfeng" class: named submarine support ship, it is actually an aircraft carrier reserve ship.
Xiangfeng-class aircraft carriers include Xiangfeng and Ruifeng, whose predecessors were submarine-supported aircraft carriers "Kenzaki" and "Takasaki" respectively, and were listed as "carrier reserve ships" at the beginning of design. "Takasaki" 1939 was launched and the aircraft carrier was rebuilt immediately. /kloc-0 was completed in February, 1940 and renamed as "Ruifeng". "Kenzaki" was launched earlier than "Takasaki" at 1939 1, but it was not rebuilt until 194 1, and was completed at 1 in the same year, so it was renamed as "Xiangfeng".
The modified "Xiangfeng" has a displacement of13100t, a speed of 28 knots and an endurance of 7800 nautical miles (18 knots). The ship can carry six zero fighters, 12 97 attack aircraft and 10 99 dive bomber. 788 officers and men.
1 of "Xiangfeng" and the last attack were in the Coral Sea. During the battle, "Xiangfeng" was hit by seven torpedoes and 13 bombs intensively attacked by American planes, and sank on May 7 1942. This is the first aircraft carrier that Japan lost in the Pacific War. In June 5438+0944+00, the "Ruifeng" was bombed by American planes at Cape Ngano, hitting two torpedoes and two plum bullets and then sinking.
Dragon and Phoenix: Chimneys are set on the deck to hide people's eyes and ears.
The predecessor of "Dragon and Phoenix" is the submarine support aircraft carrier "Whale". Yokosuga started construction in August 1933 and completed in March 1934, with a displacement of 13048 tons. It is also listed as an "aircraft carrier reserve ship".
194 1 At the end of the year, the "Giant Whale" began to transform its aircraft carrier. Completed in June 1942 1 1, renamed as "Longfeng". Displacement 15300 tons, speed 26.5 knots, endurance 8000 nautical miles (18 knots), 989 officers and men. Longfeng can carry 2 1 fighter and 9 attack planes.
Longfeng participated in the Mariana naval battle and returned to Japan after minor damage. Later, the flight deck was lengthened by 15 meters, which can carry new fighters. 1March, 945 19, the "Dragon and Phoenix" lost power when docked in Wugang, and was used as a floating air defense battery until Japan was defeated. After the war, "Dragon and Phoenix" was used to transport overseas Japanese prisoners of war and expatriates back to China, and finally 1946 broke up in April.
"Eagle" class: It can only be used for training and air transport missions.
"Eagle" class aircraft carriers include "Dog Eagle", "Cloud Eagle" and "Chongying". Before the Pacific War, the Japanese navy had a plan to subsidize private shipping companies to build large cruise ships in case they were requisitioned and transformed into aircraft carriers one day.
1937 in April, Japan began to implement the above plan. Passenger ships, cruise ships and cargo ships with a displacement of more than 6,000 tons and a speed of more than 19 knots will be "subsidized" by the government during the construction period. 1940, when the Japanese navy expanded rapidly, the cruise ship "Spring Maru" of Mitsubishi Nagasaki Factory was requisitioned by the Japanese army. At that time, the construction of the ship had been completed by about 30%. 194 1 In May, the ship was transferred to sasebo Naval Shipyard for reconstruction, completed in September of the same year and incorporated into the 5th Air Corps, and then incorporated into the 4th Air Corps. The test displacement is 20,000 tons, the speed is 2 1. 1 knot, the endurance is 8,500 nautical miles (18 knot), the flight deck is172m long and 23.5m wide, and there are 747 officers and men.
After its completion, it has never been used as an aircraft carrier, and it is mostly used for training and aircraft transportation tasks. It can only be regarded as an aircraft carrier. In August of 1942, "Chunmaru" was renamed as "Eagle" and officially incorporated into the ranks of Japanese aircraft carriers. The sister ships of Chunri Maru include Bagan Maru and Xintian Maru. On the eve of the attack on Pearl Harbor, "Bagua Pill" was requisitioned by the military. 1942 was rebuilt at the beginning and completed in may of the same year. Renamed "Yunying". The renovation of Xintianwan was also completed in June of the same year165438+1October, and it was renamed as ghost.
The above-mentioned three kinds of ships have high speed, and the conventional aircraft carriers are far away, so they can only guard, escort or serve as transport platforms for transport fleets. The Eagle was sunk by an American submarine in the northwest waters of Luzon Island on August 1944. "Yunying" was sunk by an American submarine in the waters east of Dongsha Island on September1944+0/KLOC-0. On February 4th, 1943+65438, the "Chongying" was sunk by an American submarine in the waters east of Bazhang Island, Japan.
"Falcon" class: The overall performance is no less than that of a regular aircraft carrier.
Falcon-class aircraft carriers include Falcon and Flying Eagle, and their service backgrounds are similar to those of Eagle. In order to cope with the 1940 Tokyo Olympic Games, Japan's Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications decided to build two six-wheeled large luxury venues. The Japanese military is willing to provide 60% subsidy, but it is required that the two cruise ships must meet the specifications of 2 10 meters long and 25 meters wide, with a speed of more than 24 knots and a drainage capacity of 26,600 to 27,000 tons, and can be converted into aircraft carriers within three months.
The launch of 1 "Tsuhara Maru" was started in March of 1939 at Mitsubishi Nagasaki Factory, and the second "Izumo Maru" was started at Kawasaki Kobe Shipyard on October 30th of the same year. 1940 10, the cruise ship decided to be transformed into an aircraft carrier and was acquired by the military before the construction work was completed. The "Hayabusa" class renovation project was carried out in a highly confidential situation. Shui Yuan Maru was completed in early May 1942, and was renamed Hayabusa in mid-July. "Izumo Maru" was completed at the end of July of the same year and named "Eagle". The test displacement is 27,500 tons, the waterline is 215.3m long and 26.7m wide, the flight deck is 210.3m long and 27.3m wide, the speed is 25.5 knots, and the endurance is12,565,438+.
1942 In July, Falcon and Eagle were incorporated into the 2nd Air Force of the 3rd Fleet. One month after the battle of midway, due to the serious shortage of carrier aviation of the Japanese navy, they were adjusted from the second-line reserve forces to the first-line operations; 10 participated in the naval battle between Solomon Islands and Guadalcanal Island, and attacked the aircraft carriers American Enterprise and Hornet. When the US military attacked Saipan, there was also a record of attack.
1 On June 20th, 944, during the naval battle in Mariana, the Eagle was hit by1torpedo when it was behind their nested carrier aircraft. After the torpedo exploded, the aviation fuel depot was destroyed and the volatile oil and gas flooded the ship. Two hours later, oil and gas were detonated, followed by an uncontrollable fire. The strong explosion made the officers and men on board mistakenly think that the ship was hit by another torpedo. Shortly after the explosion, the eagle capsized and sank. It is worth noting that in this naval battle, three Japanese aircraft carriers were sunk after being attacked by torpedoes and detonated by oil and gas.
On the same day, Falcon was also hit by two bombs, and the damage was not serious. 1944 65438+On February 9th, Falcon was hit by a torpedo launched by a U.S. submarine and was seriously damaged. However, because the ammunition depot and fuel depot were empty when laying mines, fortunately, the explosion did not follow the footsteps of the sister ship. The restored "Falcon Eagle" has been moored in sasebo Harbor, and it disintegrated in August 1946 after the war.
Condor: an air carrier converted from a German merchant ship.
"The predecessor of God was a German merchant ship" scharnhorst ". The ship was built in Bremen, Germany in 1935. A regular cruise ship belonging to the Far East route of Germany Lode Shipping Company, with a displacement of 18 184 tons. Because the Atlantic Ocean is in the hands of Britain and I can't go home, I have to stay in Kobe.
1942 was acquired by the Japanese army, and the aircraft carrier was modified in September of the same year. Due to the difficulty in obtaining the original data of the ship, the modification work progressed slowly until the spring of Wugang Naval Shipyard 1944. The test displacement is 20900 tons, waterline length 189.36 meters, width 25.6 meters, speed 24 knots, horsepower 26000, endurance 8000 nautical miles (18 knots), flight deck length 180 meters, width 245 meters, and 834 officers and men.
1 was incorporated into1maritime guard in July, 1944, and served as a fleet escort mission. 1944165438+1October 17, during a escort mission from Japan to Singapore, it was sunk by an American submarine in the waters west of Jeju Island in the Yellow Sea, ending its short five and a half months as an aircraft carrier.
Seahawk: From Passenger Ships, Pocket Aircraft Carriers to Training Target Ships
The predecessor of "Seahawk" is the passenger ship "Argentina Maru" owned by Osaka Shipping Company of Japan. 1939 was completed in Mitsubishi Nagasaki factory in May, and it was also a product supported by a large Japanese merchant ship. The original displacement is 12577 tons, 16600 horsepower, and the speed is 2 1.48 knots, which can carry 90 1 person. After the Battle of Midway Island,1942 65438+was refitted by 3D Nagasaki Factory in February, and was completed the following year, renamed as "Yinghai". Seahawk displacement16700t, waterline159.59m, flight deck160m, and width of 23m. It is the most pocket-sized aircraft carrier of Eagle. With the replacement of the 52,000-horsepower main engine, the "Yang Yan" class destroyer has a speed of 23 knots and a endurance of 7,000 nautical miles (18 knots), and can carry 587 officers and men. The speed of the ship is too slow, and it is only engaged in logistics tasks such as fleet escort and aircraft transportation, and has not been put into offline operations.
On March 1845, 19, the "Yinghai" was damaged by the US air strikes along the coast of Wujun Port, and was towed back to Befo Bay in the Seto Inland Sea as a training target ship. On July 24th of the same year, it ran aground after being attacked by British naval aviation in Bekhufu Bay until the end of the war, and it disintegrated in September 1946.
"Taihō": The suffocation of oil and gas makes its soul return to the sea.
This is the last large authentic aircraft carrier of the Japanese Navy. At that time, the Japanese navy urgently needed to expand the strength of the aircraft carrier to counter the US naval power in the Pacific Ocean. The Japanese Navy believes that the United States has five large aircraft carriers and will build two more, while Japan has only six first-class aircraft carriers (Chicheng, Kaga, Black Dragon, Longfei, Shoukaku and Ruihe), so it needs to build another Taihō to compete with it. The ship was built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries. It was designed after the budget of 1939 was passed. 194 1 completed.
In the design, the ship absorbed the experience and lessons gained from actual combat, and emphasized the strengthening of protective armor. Due to the increase of armor weight, the number of aircraft has to be reduced. The original design displacement was 33,900 tons, but it was increased to 34,200 tons in order to increase fire fighting equipment and anti-aircraft machine gun seats.
There are 6 1 carrier aircraft, including 19 squally fighters, 6 Cai Yun reconnaissance planes and 36 meteor attack planes. Because the hangar is full, 13 aircraft must be parked on the flight deck in the open air. The ship's speed is 33.3 knots, 160000 horsepower, endurance 10000 nautical miles (18 knots), the maximum test displacement is 34200 tons, the waterline is 253 meters long and 27.5 meters wide, the flight deck is 257.5 meters long and 30 meters wide, and there are 6550 officers and men.
Taihō was launched in April 1943 and completed in March 1944, belonging to 1 Mobile Fleet Air Force. Use "Shoukaku" and "Ruihe". 1 The mobile fleet has 9 aircraft carriers and 450 aircraft. At that time, there were 27 Zero Fighters, 18 Tianshan attack planes, 27 comets, 99 dive bombers and 3 reconnaissance planes on board, totaling 75.
1June, 944, "Taihō" attacked for the first time, which appeared in the naval battle of Mariana in June1September. After the first wave of aircraft took off, the torpedo launched by the American submarine hit the bottom of the ship island, and the spark generated by the power system instantly ignited oil and gas. The explosion shock wave could not blow through the armor and flight deck of the two buildings, but caused a "muffled explosion" in the ship. The amazing explosion destroyed all the fragile structures on board, but Taihō was still floating at sea 1 hour before sinking. The ship suffered heavy casualties due to "suffocation", with more than 1000 casualties.
"Nobuka": It sank less than 20 hours after the first voyage.
Originally the third "Yamato" class super battleship, this ship started construction in May 1940. However, during the construction of Yokosuga Shipyard, due to the heavy losses of the aircraft carrier in the Battle of Midway, it was converted into an aircraft carrier midway. 1944165438+1completed on October 9th.
The aircraft carried by the Nobuka itself is not intended to be used for attack missions, but only for its own guards, so the number of aircraft carried is not much. Although the test displacement reached 68,059 tons and the flight deck was 256 meters long and 40 meters wide (the widest aircraft carrier during World War II), it was only planned to carry 38 Gale fighters, 18 meteor attack aircraft and 9 Cai Yun reconnaissance planes. A total of 65 aircraft; Then it was changed to 20 fighters and 27 dive bombers, a total of 47.
The waterline in Nong Xin is 256 meters long and 36.3 meters wide. The speed is 27 knots, 150000 horsepower, endurance 10000 nautical miles (18 knots), and there are 2400 officers and men. The shipyard worked day and night to simplify the construction process, and finally delivered the ship on1944165438+10/0/9. 165438+1October 28th, "Nobuhiro" set sail and made its maiden voyage in the inland sea of Seto, with a total of 1900 crew and shipyard workers. Unexpectedly, at around 2 1 on the night of 28th, "Nobuka" was discovered by a US submarine "shooting fish" and hit by four torpedoes in the early morning of 29th. Although it was designed to resist the attack of more than 20 torpedoes, the signal line number was not installed, the watertight compartment project was not completed, and the crew on board was not trained. After two and a half hours in the mine, due to the water inflow from the boiler, the letter bank lost all power and capsized and sank five hours later.
"Nobuka" is the largest tonnage aircraft carrier in World War II. It took the Japanese four and a half years to build it, but it was sunk within 20 hours of the first voyage.
"Chitose" class: It was once the mother ship of pocket submarines and seaplanes.
This class of ships includes Chitose and Gandaitian. The former is a seaplane carrier. Originally designed as a pocket attack submarine with a displacement of only 46 tons, the aircraft carrier can be used as a seaplane carrier and a high-speed oil bomb supply ship, and can also be used as an aircraft carrier reserve ship.
Chitose was started in June 1934+0 1 year at Wugang Naval Shipyard, launched in June1996+0/year, and completed in July 1938. Chiyoda1936+started construction in February, 1937+065438+ 10, and was completed in February. In the era of seaplanes and aircraft carriers, two ships were active on the coast of Chinese mainland. After the Battle of Midway Island, it was decided to quickly refit Chitose and Chiyoda into aircraft carriers, and they entered sasebo and Yokosuga shipyards at 1942, 1 1 and 1943 respectively to start refitting.
Chitose was completed in August 1943, and Chiyoda was completed in February 1943. The test displacement is13600t, the flight deck is180m long and 23m wide, and other performances are basically the same. It can carry 2 1 fighters and 9 attack planes, totaling 30. However, due to the lack of space in the hangar, seven fighters must be parked on the flight deck in the open air.
Upon completion, Chitose was incorporated into the 50th Air Corps of the 3rd Fleet, engaged in the task of transport aircraft and escort fleet, and Chiyoda was incorporated into the 5th 12 Air Corps of the12 Air Fleet. 1944 In February, the two ships were reorganized into the 3rd Air Force of the 3rd Fleet on the same day, and participated in the Mariana naval battle in June.
Chitose was hit by a U.S. dive bomber at Cape Ngano and sank on the morning of June+10/October 25th, 5438. "Chiyoda" was shelled by a US cruiser that afternoon, and was shot and sank.
Yunlong class: the last batch of medium-sized regular aircraft carriers in Japan.
Yunlong-class aircraft carriers, including Yunlong, Tiancheng, Gui, Gexi, Asu and Ikoma, are the last batch of medium-sized conventional aircraft carriers designed by the Japanese Navy after 1942 Dafeng. "Yunlong" was started in Yokosuga two months later (August 1942), launched in September 1943 and completed in August 1944. The test displacement is 20450 tons, the waterline is 223 meters long and 22 meters wide, 152000 horsepower, the speed is 34 knots, the endurance is 8000 nautical miles (18 knots), and the flight deck is 2 16.9 meters long and 27 meters wide. It is planned to carry 20 fighter planes, 6 reconnaissance planes and 27 dive bombers, totaling 53, 1.556 officers and men.
The completion of Yunlong coincided with the end of the Mariana naval battle, and the Japanese carrier aircraft was completely lost. Although it was incorporated into the 1 air force with the "Tiancheng", there was no combat aircraft at all and it could only engage in training tasks. 1944 65438+February 18 set out from Wugang to transport the "Sakura" special attack team and army troops to Manila. 19 was found and attacked by American submarines while sailing in the East China Sea. Because the two torpedoes that hit Yunlong detonated the ammunition depot in front of the ship and the aviation fuel depot, in the violent explosion, Yunlong quickly sank to the bottom of the sea, killing all the officers and men on board 1240.
As for the other sister ships of "Yunlong" class, they were all built after "Yunlong". Six ships were planned to be built, but only five actually started to be built. Finally, when 1 "pommel horse" was still in the drawing operation stage, the war was over. Of the five ships actually started, only Tiancheng and Gui were completed. "Tiancheng" was completed in August 1944 at Mitsubishi Nagasaki Factory and incorporated into 1 Air Force. 1945 March 1 9 was hit by1bomb while berthing in Wugang, and was hit by three bombs again in the air raid on July 24, and fell into the military port. 1946 disintegrated in February.
"Gui" started construction at Wugang Naval Shipyard in February of 1942, and was incorporated into 1 air force after completion of 1944. This is the largest tonnage warship that can still be used after Japan surrendered. Since then, he has been engaged in the task of transporting overseas Japanese prisoners of war back to China, and it disintegrated in February 1946.
The "Koshi" started construction at Mitsubishi Nagasaki Factory in April 1943 and was launched in October 1944/KLOC-0. Construction was terminated on April 1945 due to the deterioration of the war situation. After the war, the project was 84% completed, and/kloc-0 was disintegrated in September, 946.
As for "Asu", it was started at Wugang Naval Shipyard in June, and stopped after it was launched in 1943 and 10, and the project progress was about 60% completed. 1In July, 945, Japan was damaged and stranded by the target ship that should be the "Sakura" special attack machine on the eve of preparing for the so-called "partial decisive battle". 1946 disintegrated in February.
Ikoma started construction at Kawasaki Kobe Shipyard in July of 1943. After it was launched in June of 1944+0 1 year, it gave up halfway, only completing 60% of the progress, and was disintegrated in 1946.
"Yi Chui": A former heavy cruiser with stillbirth.
"Ibuki" was originally a "Guling" class heavy cruiser built by the Japanese Navy in 194 1, and construction started at Wugang Naval Shipyard in April 1942. 1May, 943, the ship was launched and anchored in Wugang, without construction.
It was not until a new Japanese carrier aircraft appeared that Ibuki was transformed into an aircraft carrier. 1943165438+10. In October, "Ibuki" started the reconstruction project of its aircraft carrier in sasebo. Scheduled displacement14,800 tons, waterline length198.35m, width 210.2m, horsepower 72,000, estimated speed of 29 knots, endurance of 6,300 nautical miles (18 knots), flight deck length 205m and width 205m.
1945 March, when the "Ibuki" project was 80% completed, the construction was stopped due to the deterioration of the war situation, and it was disintegrated in June after the war 1946+00.