Reaching close to 65 km/h (35 kts)Nine Type 4 electrically operated arrester wires were capable of stopping a 6,000 kg (13,000 lb) aircraft at speeds of 60-78 knots.To facilitate rapid transfer of aircraft from hangar to flight deck and back, Heavy AA armament consisted of six twin batteries of 127 mm (5.0 in) dual-purpose guns mounted below flight deck level on either side of the ship (three sited forward and three aft).

Die Sōryū (jap. 307, 327, 392–93Shores, Cull & Izawa, Vol. Soryu (蒼龍 Sōryū, meaning "Blue (or Green) Dragon") was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the mid-1930s.

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At that time the squadron was in transition from the obsolete SB2U Vindicator to the modern SBD-2 Dauntless and flew both aircraft during the battle.Chesneau 1995, pp. A seventh director was mounted atop the island and could control all six batteries if necessary though at a reduced rate of fire.Close-in AA armament consisted of fourteen twin 25 mm (0.98 in) AA guns distributed along the sides of the ship, again below flight deck level.

393–95, 399, 404–06Shores, Cull & Izawa, Vol. Bis zu ihrem Untergang am 4.

16 carriers were planned under the Maru Kyū Programme (Ship #302 in 1941) and the Kai-Maru 5 Programme (#5001–5015 in 1942). Shores, Christopher; Cull, Brian & Izawa, Yasuho (1992). The Unryū-class aircraft carriers (雲龍型航空母艦, Unryū-gata Kōkūbokan) were World War II Japanese aircraft carriers. Sōryū (蒼龍, Sōryū, meaning "Blue (or Green) Dragon") was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the mid-1930s.

236–38, 250–52, 261, 321, 332, 334–36Jentschura, Hansgeorg; Jung, Dieter & Mickel, Peter (1977). Her crew consisted of 1,100 officers and enlisted men.The carrier's 216.9-meter (711 ft 7 in) flight deck was 26 meters (85 ft 4 in) wide and overhung her superstructure at both ends, supported by pairs of pillars.Aircraft were transported between the hangars and the flight deck by three In September–October 1940, the ship was based at Hainan Island to support the In November 1941 the IJN's Combined Fleet, under Admiral In the first wave, eight B5N "Kate" torpedo bombers were supposed to attack the aircraft carriers that normally berthed on the northwest side of The second wave consisted of nine A6M Zeros and 17 D3As.The carriers arrived at Kure on 29 December. Classe Sōryū Caractéristiques techniques Type Sous-marin anaérobie Longueur 84 m Maître-bau 9,1 m Tirant d'eau 8,5 m Déplacement 2 900 t (surface)4 200 t (plongée) Propulsion 2 groupes diesel-électriques V12 25 15.5 (6.1 inch) guns were also accepted as the ships’ main armament. The design is an evolution of the Oyashio-class submarine, from which it can most easily be distinguished by its X-shaped stern combination diving planes and rudders. A sister ship, Hiryū, was intended to follow Sōryū, but Hiryū ' s design was heavily modified and she is often considered to be a separate class. Her aircraft were employed in operations during the Second …

They were assigned to the Southern Force on 8 January 1942 and departed four days later for the Dutch East Indies. This arrangement prevented smoke from interfering with flight operations in most wind conditions.The carrier's slender hull and powerful machinery resulted in a high maximum speed.

Juni 1942[a 1] wurde sie im Pazifikkrieg eingesetzt. Corrosive exhaust gases were trunked upward through the ship and vented out a pair of downward-curving horizontal funnels located amidships on the starboard side, just abaft the carrier's island. 413, 421–23, 426–29Parshall & Tully, pp. The ship had a length of 227.5 meters (746 ft 5 in) overall, a beam of 21.3 meters (69 ft 11 in) and a draft of 7.6 meters (24 ft 11 in).

Sōryū Class Aircraft Carrier Overview Version History Sōryū (meaning "Blue (or Green) Dragon") was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the mid-1930s.

II, pp. Concerned by the US carrier strikes in the Marshall Islands, With the fleet positioned 250 nautical miles (460 km; 290 mi) northwest of Midway at dawn (04:45 local time) on 4 June 1942, The carrier also contributed three Zeros to the total of 11 assigned to the initial CAP over the four carriers. 蒼龍 ‚blauer Drache‘) war ein Flugzeugträger der Kaiserlich Japanischen Marine. However, only three of the Unryū-class carriers were completed.

By 07:00 the carrier had six fighters with the CAP which helped to defend the At 07:55, the next American strike from Midway arrived in the form of 16 Marine The CAP defeated the next American air strike from Midway, 11 Japan Standard Time is 19 hours ahead of Hawaiian Standard Time, so in Japan, the To this day there is much confusion about VMSB-241 at Midway. At that time Japan’s The existing limit of 81,000 tons remained unchanged and the maximum displacement for a single aircraft carrier was set at 10,000 tons.

She displaced 16,200 tonnes (15,900 long tons) at standard load and 19,100 tonnes (18,800 long tons) at normal load. Class & type: Sōryū class aircraft carrier Displacement: 15,900 tons (standard), 19,500 tons (full load) Length: 222 m (728 ft 5 in) Beam: 21 m (70 ft) Draught: 7.44 m (24 ft 5 in) Propulsion: Geared steam turbines, 113 MW Speed: