Category: WW2 IJN Carriers

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: January 9, 2025
Posted in WW2 IJN Carriers WW2 Japanese Navy

Notoro class

Japanese seaplane tenders/Oilers 1919-1922: Notoro*, Shiretoko, Erimo, Sata, Tsurumi*, Shiriya, Irō 1922-45. IJN Notoro and Tusurumi were rare case of…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: November 25, 2024
Posted in WW2 IJN Carriers

IJN Shin’yō (1943)

Escort Aircraft Carrier (Launched 1934 as SS Scharnhorst, converted 1942) Shin’yō (“Divine Hawk”) was an escort carrier of the Imperial…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: September 22, 2024
Posted in WW2 IJN Carriers WW2 Japanese Navy

IJN Kaiyō (1943)

Escort Aircraft Carrier (Launched 1939 as Argentina maru, converted 1943) IJN Kaiyō (海鷹, or Sea Hawk) was an escort carrier…