Unryu
| 國家 | 日本 |
| 艦級 | Unryu 級 航空母艦 |
| 造船廠 | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal |
| 安放龍骨日期 | 1942年8月1日 |
| 下水日期 | 1943年9月25日 |
| 服役日期 | 1944年8月6日 |
| 沉沒日期 | 1944年12月19日 |
| 排水量 | 17,150 tons standard; 20,450 tons full |
| 長度 | 746 feet |
| 寬度 | 72 feet |
| 吃水 | 28 feet |
| 動力來源 | 8 Kampon water-tube boilers, 4 geared steam turbines, 4 shafts |
| 功率 | 152,000 shaft horsepower |
| 速度 | 34 knots |
| 續航力 | 8,000nm at 18 knots |
| 乘員 | 1,595 |
| 武裝 | 6x2x12.7cm Type 89 AA guns, 13x3x25mm AA guns, 3x25mm AA guns, 6x28x12cm AA rocket launchers |
| 裝甲 | 40-140mm belt, 25-56mm deck |
| 艦載機 | 57 operational, 6 in reserve |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseUnryu, the lead ship of her class of aircraft carriers, was built upon a lighter design of the Soryu-class fleet carriers. She was commissioned in Aug 1944 with Captain Konishi Kaname in command. On 17 Dec 1944, she left Kure, Japan with 30 Ohka special attack rocket craft onboard, bound for Manila in the Philippine Islands. On 19 Dec, she was attacked by US submarine USS Redfish, which fired four bow torpedoes at her, hitting Unryu once under the bridge at 1635 hours. Unryu and her destroyer escorts fired their guns in the direction where the torpedo originated. At 1650 hours, another torpedo struck Unryu on the starboard side, under the forward elevator. The Ohka aircraft and aviation fuel were ignited, starting a fire in the lower deck hangar. The order to abandon ship was given, but the ship sank within seven minutes. 1,241 officers and men were lost, including Kaname. The 147 survivors were picked up by destroyer Shigure, which brought them back to Sasebo, Japan on 22 Dec 1944.
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Last Major Revision: Dec 2006
Aircraft Carrier Unryu 互動地圖
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Unryu Operational Timeline
| 1942年8月1日 | The keel of Unryu was laid down at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan. |
| 1943年9月25日 | Unryu was launched at Yokosuka, Japan. |
| 1944年8月6日 | Unryu was commissioned into service at Yokosuka, Japan with Captain Konishi Kaname in command. She was assigned to Carrier Division 1 of Japanese 3rd Fleet. |
| 1944年8月10日 | Unryu was assigned to 7th Base Air Force Air Attack Force under operational command of Japanese 3rd Air Fleet, although officially she remained with Carrier Division 1 of Japanese 3rd Fleet. |
| 1944年9月26日 | Unryu departed Yokosuka, Japan. |
| 1944年9月27日 | Unryu arrived at Kure, Japan. |
| 1944年9月30日 | Unryu departed Kure, Japan. |
| 1944年10月2日 | Unryu departed Hashirajima near Hiroshima, Japan and arrived at Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan. |
| 1944年10月6日 | Unryu departed Matsuyama, Japan and arrived at Yashiro-jima across the Inland Sea. |
| 1944年10月8日 | Unryu departed Yashiro-jima, Japan and arrived at Yashima, Kagawa, Japan. |
| 1944年10月16日 | Unryu arrived at Kure, Japan. |
| 1944年10月28日 | Unryu departed Kure, Japan. |
| 1944年10月30日 | Unryu arrived at Kure, Japan and became the flagship of Vice Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa's Mobile Fleet. |
| 1944年11月7日 | Unryu was relieved as the flagship of the Mobile Fleet. |
| 1944年11月15日 | Unryu was assigned to Carrier Division 1. |
| 1944年11月27日 | Unryu departed Kure, Japan. |
| 1944年12月7日 | Unryu was assigned to emergency reinforcement duty for Luzon, Philippine Islands. |
| 1944年12月10日 | Unryu arrived at Kure, Japan. |
| 1944年12月13日 | Unryu embarked 30 MXY-7 Ohka special attack aircraft at Kure, Japan. |
| 1944年12月17日 | Unryu departed Kure, Japan at 0830 hours. |
| 1944年12月19日 | Unryu was hit by a torpedo from USS Redfish about 200 kilometers southeast of Shanghai, China, which rendered her dead in the water and afire. At 1650 hours, just as some power was restored, USS Redfish hit her again at 1650 hours, igniting aviation gas and sank within seven minutes. 1,241 were killed (including commanding officer Captain Konishi Kaname); 147 survived and were rescued by destroyer Shigure. |
| 1944年12月22日 | Destroyer Shigure disembarked the 147 survivors of Unryu (sank three days prior) at Sasebo, Japan. |
| 1945年2月20日 | Unryu was struck from the Japanese Navy list. |
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Chiang Kaishek, 31 Jul 1937
6 Jun 2011 11:45:01 PM
Since online sources like combinedfleet.com & wikipedia note that the US sub Redfish 'bottomed out' at around 230 feet to sit out the Japanese destroyers vain attempts to sink her, is it safe to assume that Unryu sank in relatively shallow water? Or had Redfish moved far away from the sinking location before hitting bottom? In either case, has anyone located and/or surveyed the wreck of the Unryu? (I've found nothing online saying so...)