Aircraft carriers of the Junyo type ( Japanese: 隼 鷹 型 ъ Junyo: gata ko: ku: bokan ) ; the transcription of Junyo is also found in historical literature; also called aircraft carriers of the Hiyo type ( 飛鷹 型 航空母艦 Hiyo: gata ko: ku: bokan ) - a series of aircraft carriers of the Imperial Navy of Japan during the Second World War . Two ships of this series were laid down - Junyo and Hiyo .
| Junyo type aircraft carriers | |
|---|---|
| 隼 鷹 型 航空母艦 | |
 Aircraft carrier "Jun" after the war | |
| Project | |
| A country |
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| In the ranks | Sunk or scrapped |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 28 300 t - standard |
| Length | 215.3 m |
| Width | 27.3 m |
| Draft | 8.2 m |
| Engines | Steam turbines |
| Power | 56 520 l. from. (41.6 Mw ) |
| Sailing range | 10,000 nautical miles (14,700 km) |
| Crew | 1224 people |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 6 × 127 mm guns |
| Flak | 40 × 25 mm anti-aircraft installations |
| Aviation group | 53 aircraft |
Content
- 1 History of creation
- 2 Design
- 3 Representatives
- 4 Service History
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Creation History
Originally laid as passenger liners, “Kashiwara Maru” and “Izumo Maru”, but in August 1940 they were requisitioned by the government for completion as aircraft carriers. As a matter of fact, the project of the liners initially envisaged their conversion into warships - this was part of the “shadow” shipbuilding program, which was an important reserve of the Japanese Navy in the 1930s. Both vessels had a reinforced hull structure with good separation into compartments in the underwater part. At the same time, turning them into full-fledged aircraft carriers required the solution of a number of serious problems. The layout of the vessel caused difficulties when “fitting” into the hull of a two-tier hangar, but in the end, the designers managed to solve this problem.
Design
The flight deck measuring 210.3 x 27.3 m had wooden flooring. There were no catapults. The rise of the aircraft was provided by two aircraft lifts.
The dimensions of the upper and lower tiers of the hangar were the same: 153 x 15 x 5 m. Another issue was the composition of power plants. In order not to delay the construction of the Junyo series, the designers decided to leave the steam turbines already mounted on the liners, limiting themselves to installing only six more powerful steam boilers - this promised an increase in speed of 2.5 knots.
A feature of the architecture of aircraft carriers of the Junyo type was the presence (for the first time in the Japanese fleet) of an “island” combined with a chimney. In addition, the latter had a slope of 25 ° to the right for better removal of gases from the flight deck.
Representatives
| Title | Place of construction | Bookmark | Launching | Commissioning | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junyo 隼 鷹 Junyo: | Kawasaki Kobesky Shipyard | March 20, 1939 [1] | June 26, 1941 | May 3, 1942 | On December 9, 1944, in the East China Sea, one torpedo hit from American Sea Devil submarines and 1 to 2 torpedoes from Redfish submarines got hit. It was not repaired, on November 30, 1945 it was expelled from the Japanese Navy, in 1947 it was scrapped. |
| Hiyo 飛鷹 Hiyo: | Kawasaki Kobesky Shipyard | November 30, 1939 [2] | June 24, 1941 | July 31, 1942 | In the battle of the Mariana Islands on June 21, 1944, he received severe damage and sank. |
Service History
Junyo
The first aircraft carrier in Japan to have a radar installed.
11/05/1943 damaged by a torpedo of the American submarine Halibut .
12/12/1944 in the East China Sea, one torpedo hit from American Sea Devil submarines and 1 to 2 torpedoes from Redfish submarines got hit. It was not repaired, on November 30, 1945 it was expelled from the Japanese Navy, in 1947 it was scrapped.
Hiyo
During the battle of the Mariana Islands in the evening of June 20, 1944, he received two aviation torpedo hits. As a result of the fire, a series of internal explosions occurred. The ship lost speed and sank 2 hours after the attack.
Notes
- ↑ As the Corporate Passenger Airliner “Kashiwara Maru” ( Japanese 橿 原 丸 ) .
- ↑ As the Izumo Maru Brand Passenger Airliner ( Japanese 出 雲 丸 ) .