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IJN Soryu


Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier


Imperial Japan | 1937



"The IJN Soryu led a two-strong class of aircraft carriers in service with the navy of Japan heading into World War 2."

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Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one sea-going vessel design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for IJN Soryu.
8 x Kampon boilers with 4 x geared steam turbines developing 152,000 shaft horsepower to 4 x shafts.
Propulsion
34.0 kts
39.1 mph
Surface Speed
7,734 nm
8,900 miles | 14,323 km
Range
Structure
The bow-to-stern, port-to-starboard physical qualities of IJN Soryu.
1,100
Personnel
Complement
746.4 ft
227.50 meters
O/A Length
70.0 ft
21.34 meters
Beam
25.0 ft
7.62 meters
Draught
16,000
tons
Displacement
Armament
Available supported armament and special-mission equipment featured in the design of IJN Soryu.
6 x 127mm Type 89 twin-barreled Dual-Purpose (DP) guns.
14 x 25mm Type 96 twin-barreled anti-aircraft guns
Air Arm
Available supported fixed-wing / rotary-wing aircraft featured in the design of IJN Soryu.
Approximately 70 aircraft to included fighters, torpedo bombers and dive bombers.
Ships-in-Class (2)
Notable series variants as part of the IJN Soryu family line as relating to the Soryu group.
IJN Soryu; IJN Hiryu
Operators
Global operator(s) of the IJN Soryu. Nations are displayed by flag, each linked to their respective national naval warfare listing.
National flag of modern Japan

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