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IJN Sōryū

IJN Sōryū is documented as one ship with chronological service identity data.

SōryūImperial Japanese NavyInterwar period, World War IIVerified subject image
日本海軍航空母艦「蒼龍」。千葉県館山沖にて公試中の写真。Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Soryu rushed on trials, Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture.
日本海軍航空母艦「蒼龍」。千葉県館山沖にて公試中の写真。Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Soryu rushed on trials, Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture.広島県呉市海事歴史科学館所蔵品。Photo from the Archives of the Kure Maritime Museum. · Public domainImage source
ClassSōryū
NavyImperial Japanese Navy
CountryJapan
Builder / shipyardKure Naval Arsenal
Laid down1934-11-20
Launched1935-12-23
Completed1937-12-29

What is known about this ship

IJN Sōryū is documented as one ship with chronological service identity data.

Service history

Purpose-built fast fleet carrier that helped establish the architectural pattern for later Japanese carriers.

Class context: Sōryū

Fast purpose-built Japanese fleet carrier completed in 1937.

This ship is recorded as a member of Sōryū. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922–1946Conway Maritime Press
  2. SORYU aircraft carrier (1937) ↗Navypedia · accessed 2026-09-18
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