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IJN Soryu

Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier [ 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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Specifications

Imperial Japan
Operators

National flag of modern Japan

1937
Commissioned

Imperial Japan
National Origin

1,100
Complement

Soryu
Hull Class

2
Number-in-Class

IJN Soryu; IJN Hiryu
Ships-in-Class

Flag Ship / Capital Ship
Serving in the fleet Flag Ship role or Capital Ship in older warship designs / terminology.

746.4 feet
(227.50 meters)
Length

70.0 feet
(21.34 meters)
Beam

25.0 feet
(7.62 meters)
Draught

16,000
tons
Displacement

8 x Kampon boilers with 4 x geared steam turbines developing 152,000 shaft horsepower to 4 x shafts.
Propulsion

34.0 knots
(39.1 mph)
Surface Speed

7,734 nm
(8,900 miles | 14,323 km)
Range

1 knot = 1.15 mph; 1 nm = 1.15 mile; 1 nm = 1.85 km

6 x 127mm Type 89 twin-barreled Dual-Purpose (DP) guns.
14 x 25mm Type 96 twin-barreled anti-aircraft guns

Approximately 70 aircraft to included fighters, torpedo bombers and dive bombers.

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