Japanese aircraft carrier Unryū

	Unryū departing Yokosuka, 16 July 1944
History
Empire of Japan
Name	Unryū (雲龍)
Namesake	Japanese meaning "Cloud Dragon"
Ordered	1941
Builder	Yokosuka Naval Arsenal
Laid down	1 August 1942
Launched	25 September 1943
Commissioned	6 August 1944
Fate	Sunk by USS Redfish, 19 December 1944
General characteristics
Class and type	Unryū-class aircraft carrier
Displacement	20,450 t (20,130 long tons)
Length	227.35 m (745 ft 11 in)
Beam	22 m (72 ft 2 in)
Draft	8.73 m (28 ft 8 in)
Installed power	8 Kampon water-tube boilers; 152,000 shp (113,000 kW);
Propulsion	4 shafts; 4 geared steam turbine sets;
Speed	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range	8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	1,595
Sensors and ; processing systems	2 × Type 2, Mark 2, Model 1 air search radars; 2 × Type 3, Mark 1, Model 3 air search radars; 1 × Type 93 sonar; 2 × Type 0 hydrophones;
Armament	6 × twin 12.7 cm (5 in) DP guns; 16 × triple, 3 × single 25 mm (1 in) AA guns; 6 × 28-tube 12 cm (4.7 in) AA rocket launchers;
Armor	Belt: 46–140 mm (1.8–5.5 in); Deck: 25–56 mm (0.98–2.20 in);
Aircraft carried	48 (up to 65)

The Japanese aircraft carrier Unryū (雲龍, Cloud Dragon) was the lead ship of her class of fleet aircraft carriers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. She was commissioned in mid-1944, but fuel and aircrew shortages limited her use to Japanese waters. The impending American invasion of Luzon caused the IJN to order her to transport aircraft and supplies to the Philippines in December. The ship was torpedoed and sunk by the American submarine USS Redfish in the East China Sea during the voyage.

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