Unryū-class aircraft carrier

	Unryū, 16 July 1944
Class overview
Name	Unryū class
Builders	Yokosuka Naval Arsenal; Mitsubishi Shipyard, Nagasaki; Kure Naval Arsenal; Kawasaki Shipyard, Kobe;
Operators	Imperial Japanese Navy
Preceded by	Taihō
Succeeded by	Project Number G18 (planned)
Subclasses	Unryū (Ship #302 and 5001–5006); Ikoma (Ship #5007–5015);
Cost	87,039,000 JPY in 1941; 93,442,000 JPY in 1942;
Built	1942–45
In commission	1944–45
Planned	1 (1941) + 15 (1942)
Completed	3
Cancelled	13
Lost	2 + 1 (Aso)
Retired	1
General characteristics
Type	Aircraft carrier
Displacement	Unryū and Amagi; 17,480 long tons (17,760 t) standard; all others; 17,150 long tons (17,425 t) standard;
Length	227.35 m (745.9 ft) o/a
Beam	22 m (72 ft)
Draught	7.86 m (25.8 ft)
Installed power	8 × Ro-Gō Kampon water-tube boilers; Katsuragi and Aso; 104,000 shp (78,000 kW);
Propulsion	4 shafts; 4 × Kampon geared turbines,; all others; 152,000 shp (113,000 kW);
Speed	Katsuragi and Aso; 32 knots (37 mph; 59 km/h); all others; 34 knots (39 mph; 63 km/h);
Range	8,000 nmi (15,000 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)
Endurance	Fuel: 3,750 tons oil
Complement	Unryū and Amagi; 1,100; Katsuragi, Kasagi and Aso; 1,500; Ikoma; 1,595;
Sensors and ; processing systems	Radar:; Unryū and Amagi as built; 2 × Type 21 radars (top of island and flight deck); 1 × Type 13 radar (mast); Katsuragi as built; 2 × Type 21 radars (top of island and flight deck); 2 × Type 13 radars (mast and radio antenna); Amagi and Katsuragi in 1945; 1 × Type 21 radar (flight deck); 1 × Type 22 radar (top of island); 1 × Type 13 radar (mast); Sonar and hydrophone:; Amagi; Type 93 hydrophone; Type 3 active sonar; all others; Type 0 hydrophone; Type 3 active sonar;
Armament	12 (6 × 2) 127 mm Type 89 AA guns; 93 (21 × 3 and 30 × 1) Type 96 25 mm AA guns; 30 depth charges; Unryū and Amagi; 168 (6 × 28) 4.7 inch AA rockets; Kasagi; 120 (4 × 30) 4.7 inch AA rockets; all others; 180 (6 × 30) 4.7 inch AA rockets;
Armor	; Deck: 25 mm (0.98 in); Belt:; Katsuragi and Aso; 50 mm (2.0 in); all others; 46 mm (1.8 in);
Aircraft carried	Plan in 1942:; Unryū class; 12 + 3 Mitsubishi A6M; 27 + 3 Aichi D3A; 18 + 2 Nakajima B5N; Ikoma class; 18 + 1 Mitsubishi A6M; 27 Aichi D3A; 27 Nakajima B5N; Plan in 1943:; 18 + 2 Mitsubishi A7M; 27 Yokosuka D4Y; 6 Nakajima C6N; Plan in August 1944:; 27 Mitsubishi A6M; 12 Yokosuka D4Y; 9 Nakajima B6N;

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.

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