Taiyo class @ The World Wars.net


Class	Taiyo	Taiyo (Improved)
Type	Escort Carrier	Escort Carrier
Year	1941	1942
Crew	747	850
Dimensions
Length	168 m (pp) 173.7 m	168 m (pp) 173.7 m
Beam	22.5 m	22.5 m
Draught	8 m	7.7 m
Displacement
Empty	17,830 t	17,830 t
Loaded	19,700 t	19,700 t
Performance
Speed	39 km/h	39 km/h
Range	12,038 km @ 33 km/h	12,038 km @ 33 km/h
Machinery
Shafts	2	2
Turbines	2 x Geared steam 25,200 hp Mitsubishi	2 x Geared steam 25,200 hp Mitsubishi
Boilers	4 x Kampon	4 x Kampon
Fuel	Oil: 2,250 t	Oil: 2,250 t
Armament
Main	6 x 120-mm/45 (6 x 1) 12cm/45 Type 10 -10° / +75° [<1944] 8 x 127-mm/40 (4 x 2) 12.7cm/40 Type 89 -7° / +90° [1944]	8 x 127-mm/40 (4 x 2) 12.7cm/40 Type 89 -7° / +90° [<1944] 4 x 127-mm/40 (2 x 2) 12.7cm/40 Type 89 -7° / +90° [1944]
Anti-Aircraft	4 x 25-mm (2 x 2) 25mm/60 Type 96 64 x 25-mm (12 x 3, 28 x 1) 25mm/60 Type 96 [1944] 10 x 13-mm (5 x 2) 13mm/76 Type 93 [1944]	4 x 25-mm (2 x 2) 25mm/60 Type 96 [<1943] 22 x 25-mm (6 x 3, 2 x 2) 25mm/60 Type 96 [1943] 5 x 13-mm (5 x 1) 13mm/76 Type 93 [1943] 64 x 25-mm (12 x 3, 28 x 1) 25mm/60 Type 96 [1944] 10 x 13-mm (5 x 2) 13mm/76 Type 93 [1944]
Launcher	-	2x8 x Depth Charges 16
AA Weapons	Depth Charges (2 x 8)	-
Armor
Armor	None	None
Sensors
Radar	-	Type 21
Aircraft
Aircraft	27	27
Production
Built	1	2
Total	3

Taiyo class