Japan: Historical Carriers (Part II)

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Chiyoda:
- Chitose class
- 1938 to 1944
- Originally a seaplane tender
- Sunk during the Battle of Leyte Gulf

Chiyoda:- Chitose class- 1938 to 1944- Originally a seaplane tender- Sunk during the Battle of Leyte Gulf

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Chitose:
- Chitose class
- 1938 to 1944
- Originally a seaplane tender
- Sunk in the Philippine Sea

Amagi:- Unryū class- 1944 to 1945- Capsized while moored at Kure Naval Base, scrapped 1946 to 1947

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Amagi:
- Unryū class
- 1944 to 1945
- Capsized while moored at Kure Naval Base, scrapped 1946 to 1947

Amagi:- Unryū class- 1944 to 1945- Capsized while moored at Kure Naval Base, scrapped 1946 to 1947

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Unryū:
- Unryū class
- 1944
- Sunk in the East China Sea

Katsuragi:- Unryū class- 1944 to 1945- Surrendered to the Allies, scrapped 1946 to 1947

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Katsuragi:
- Unryū class
- 1944 to 1945
- Surrendered to the Allies, scrapped 1946 to 1947

Katsuragi:- Unryū class- 1944 to 1945- Surrendered to the Allies, scrapped 1946 to 1947

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Kasagi:
- Unryū class
- Never completed

Aso:
- Unryū class
- Never completed

Ikoma:
- Unryū class
- Never completed

Shin'yō:
- 1943 to 1944
- Originally the German ocean liner Scharnhorst
- Sunk en route to Singapore

Shinano:- 1944- Largest warship to ever be sunk by a submarine - Sunk en route to Kure Naval Base

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Shinano:
- 1944
- Largest warship to ever be sunk by a submarine
- Sunk en route to Kure Naval Base

Shinano:- 1944- Largest warship to ever be sunk by a submarine - Sunk en route to Kure Naval Base

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Shimane Maru:
- Shimane Maru class
- 1944
- Sunk at Shido Bay, Kagawa Prefecture

Shimane Maru:- Shimane Maru class- 1944- Sunk at Shido Bay, Kagawa Prefecture

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Otakisan Maru:
- Shimane Maru class
- Never completed

Yamashio Maru:
- Yamashio Maru class
- 1945
- Sunk before she could be used

Yamashio Maru:- Yamashio Maru class- 1945- Sunk before she could be used

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Chigusa Maru:
- Yamashiro Maru class
- Never completed and still sunk

Chigusa Maru:- Yamashiro Maru class- Never completed and still sunk

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Kumano Maru:
- 1945
- Surrendered to the Allies, scrapped 1948

Kumano Maru:- 1945- Surrendered to the Allies, scrapped 1948

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