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IJN Carriers

Japanese Aircraft Carriers of World War Two

Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN)

Here's the first part of the list of Japanese Carriers. They are divided into Fleet Aircraft Carriers (FAC), Auxilliary Fleet Aircraft Carriers (AFAC) and Class Fleet Aircraft Carriers (CFAC)

NAME LAID DOWN LAUNCHED/COMPLETE FINAL

Akagi                           1920                         1925                 1927         Scuttled 1942
Amagi                          1920                         Destroyed in Japanese Earthquake 1923
Kaga                            1920                         1921                 1924         Sunk 1942
Soryu                           1934                         1935                 1937         Sunk 1942
Hiryu                            1936                         1937                1939         Sunk 1942
Shokaku                       1937                         1939                 1941         Sunk 1944
Zuikaku                         1938                        1939                  1941         Sunk 1944

Junyo                           1939                         1941                 1942         Scrapped 1947
Hiyo                             1939                         1941                1942         Sunk 1944

Taiho                            1941                         1943                1944         Sunk 1944
801                               ORDERED BUT CANCELLED
802                               ORDERED BUT CANCELLED
5021-5025                               ORDERED BUT CANCELLED

Unryu                           1942                         1943                 1944          Sunk 1944
Amagi II                        1942                         1943                 1944         Scrapped 1947
Katsuragi                      1942                         1944                  1944         Scrapped 1947
Kasagi                          1943                        STOPPED IN 1944 AT 85%
Aso                               1943                       STOPPED IN 1944 AT 60%
Ikoma                            1943                       STOPPED IN 1944 AT 60%
Shinano                         1943                         1944                1944         Sunk 1944

Others

Hosho

Zuiho

Mizuho

Chitose

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