I.J.N. Chuyo
1942
(Neptun 1221T)
- Class: Taiyo - 3 ships of 1940
- Displacement: 17,830 tons
- Dimensions: 591 (oa) x 74 x 27 ft. F.D. 564 x 77 ft.
- Machinery: 2-shaft geared turbines, S.H.P. 25,200 = 21 knots
- Armament: 8-4.7 in. (4x2), 24-25 mm. (8x3) A.A. guns
- Aircraft: 27
- Complement: 850
- Builder: Mitsubishi, Nagasaki
- Laid Down: 9 May 1938
- Launched: 20 May 1939
- Completed: 25 Nov 1942
- Service: Constructed as liner for the N.Y.K. line. Conversion to aircraft carrier May-Nov 1942. Lacked catapults and arrestor gear. Used primarily to train pilots and ferry aircraft. Sunk by submarine USS Sailfish off Yokosuka, 4 Dec 1943.
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