I.J.N. Soryu
1942
(Neptun 1215)
- Class: Soryu - 2 aircraft carriers of 1935-37
- Displacement: 15,900 tons
- Dimensions: 728 (wl) 746.5 (oa) x 70 x 25 ft. F.D. 711.5 x 85.3 ft.
- Machinery: 4-shaft geared turbines, S.H.P. 153,000 = 34.3 knots
- Armament: 12-5 in. A.A. (6x2), 28-25 mm. A.A. guns
- Aircraft: 73
- Complement: 1,101
- Builder: Kure Navy Yard
- Laid Down: 20 Nov 1934
- Launched: 23 Dec 1935
- Completed: 29 Dec 1937
- Service: 2nd Carrier Division: China, Pearl Harbor, Wake Island, Rabaul, Ambon Island, Timor, Darwin, Java, Ceylon, Midway. Sunk by aircraft from USS Yorktown, 4 Jun 1942.
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