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Fleet Carrier (1944)

Unryu class

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Class	Unryu	Amagi	Katsuragi
Type	Fleet Carrier	Fleet Carrier	Fleet Carrier
Year	1944	1944	1944
Crew	1595	1595	1500
Dimensions
Length	207 m (pp) 223 m	207 m (pp) 223 m	207 m (pp) 223 m
Beam	22 m	22 m	22 m
Draught	7.9 m	7.9 m	7.9 m
Displacement
Empty	17,150 t	17,460 t	17,260 t
Loaded	19,780 t	20,120 t	19,880 t
Maximum	22,400 t	22,800 t	22,534 t
Performance
Speed	63 km/h	63 km/h	59 km/h
Range	14,816 km @ 33 km/h	14,816 km @ 33 km/h	14,816 km @ 33 km/h
Machinery
Shafts	4	4	4
Turbines	4 x Geared steam 152,000 hp Kampon	4 x Geared steam 152,000 hp Kampon	4 x Geared steam 104,000 hp Kampon
Boilers	8 x Kampon	8 x Kampon	8 x Kampon
Fuel	Oil: 3,670 t	Oil: 3,670 t	Oil: 3,670 t
Armament
Main	12 x 127-mm/40 (6 x 2) 12.7cm/40 Type 89 -7° / +90°	12 x 127-mm/40 (6 x 2) 12.7cm/40 Type 89 -7° / +90°	12 x 127-mm/40 (6 x 2) 12.7cm/40 Type 89 -7° / +90°
Anti-Aircraft	51 x 25-mm (17 x 3) 25mm/60 Type 96	89 x 25-mm (22 x 3, 23 x 1) 25mm/60 Type 96	89 x 25-mm (22 x 3, 23 x 1) 25mm/60 Type 96
Armor
Belt	46 - 150 mm	46 - 150 mm	46 - 150 mm
Deck	25 - 56 mm	25 - 56 mm	25 - 56 mm
Sensors
Radar	Type 13 Type 21	Type 13 Type 21	Type 13 Type 21
Aircraft
Aircraft	65	65	64
Production
Built	1	1	1
Total	3

Registry

	Ship	Code	Builder	Laid	Launch	Comm	Decomm		Fate
	Unryu †		Yokosuka	01/08/1942	25/09/1943	06/08/1944	19/12/1944	†	Loss by submarine
	Amagi †		Mitsubishi	01/10/1942	15/10/1943	10/08/1944	24/07/1945	†	Loss by aircraft
	Katsuragi		Kure Navy	08/12/1942	19/01/1944	15/10/1944	20/10/1945		Sold/Scrapped
	Kasagi		Mitsubishi	14/04/1943	19/10/1944	-	-		Cancelled, scrapped
	Aso		Kure Navy	08/06/1943	01/11/1944	-	-		Cancelled, scrapped
	Ikoma		Kawasaki	05/07/1943	17/11/1944	-	-		Cancelled, scrapped