Career
Ordered:
Laid down:	1929-11-26
Launched:	1931-04-02
Commissioned:	1933-05-09
Fate:	Sunk by US air attack in the battle of the Eastern Solomons on 24 August 1942
Struck:	10 November 1942
General Characteristics
Displacement:	12,732 tons
Length:	167 m
Beam:	20.32 m
Draught:	5.56 m
Propulsion:	Steam turbines, 6 boilers, 2 shafts, 65,000 hp (48.5 MW)
Speed:	29 knots (54 km/h)
Range:	10,000 nmi. at 14 knots   (19,000 km at 26 km/h)
Complement:	924
Armament:	Eight 5 inch (100 mm) guns, four 25 mm guns, twenty-four 13 mm guns
Aircraft:	38

Ryujo (Japanese: 龍驤, "prancing dragon") was a light aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was laid down by Mitsubishi at Yokohama in 1929, launched in 1931 and commissioned in 1933. Japanese aircraft carrier Ryujo Downloaded from [1] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Japanese-War-Ensign. ... -1... November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 2 April is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... Battle of the Eastern Solomons Conflict World War II, Pacific War Date August 24, 1942 – August 25, 1942 Place North of Santa Isabel, United States Japan Commanders William Halsey, Jr. ... August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ... November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ... A nautical mile is a unit of length. ... An aircraft carrier is a warship whose main role is to deploy and recover aircraft—in effect acting as a sea-going airbase. ... Ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ... The Mitsubishi companies, or the Mitsubishi Group of Companies or the Mitsubishi Group is a large group (keiretsu) of independently operated Japanese companies which share the Mitsubishi brand name. ... Japans tallest building, the Landmark Tower, is in the Minato Mirai 21 district of Yokohama. ...

Her small design — when launched she displaced only 8,000 tons — proved to be incapable of safe operation in heavy seas. In the 1930s she was extensively modified to improve her seakeeping, and in 1940 her low forecastle was built up one deck to make her less wet. Nonetheless, she was employed in operations in the Second Sino-Japanese War. Combatants National Revolutionary Army, Republic of China Imperial Japanese Army, Empire of Japan Commanders Chiang Kai-shek, Yan Xishan, Feng Yuxiang, Zhu De, He Yingqin Tojo Hideki, Matsui Iwane, Minami Jiro, Kesago Nakajima, Toshizo Nishio, Neiji Okamura. ...

In World War II, she was commanded by Captain Kato Tadao and was the flagship of Carrier Division 4. The presence of large fleet carriers meant that she was initially assigned to secondary tasks. Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as the largest and deadliest...

In December 1941 she supported the invasion of the Philippines, providing air cover for the landings at Davao on 20 December at Jolo on 25 December. In January 1942 she supported the conquest of Malaya and in February 1942 she attacked ABDA forces around Java. On 1 March 1942 she took part in the battle of the Java Sea, assisting in the sinking of USS Pope. In March she operated against the Andaman Islands and the coast of Burma. Davao refers to several places in Mindanao in the Philippines. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jolo is an island in the southwest Philippines. ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ... The Federation of Malaya, or in Malay Persekutuan Tanah Melayu, was formed in 1948 from the British settlements of Penang and Malacca and the nine Malay states and replaced the Malayan Union. ... ABDACOM Area The American-British-Dutch-Australian (ABDA) Command, code name ABDACOM, was a short-lived, supreme command for all Allied forces in South East Asia, in early 1942, during the Pacific War. ... Map of Java Java (Indonesian, Javanese, and Sundanese: Jawa) is an island of Indonesia, and the site of its capital city, Jakarta. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... The Battle of the Java Sea was a major naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II. Allied ships suffered a disastrous defeat at the hand of the Imperial Japanese Navy, in action over several days in February-March 1942. ... The first USS Pope (DD-225) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for John Pope. ... Satellite photo of the Andaman Islands The Andaman Islands are a group of islands in the Bay of Bengal, and are part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Union Territory of India. ...

In early April, as part of the Indian Ocean raid she attacked shipping in the Bay of Bengal. Together with the cruisers Chokai, Kumano, Suzuya, Mogami, Mikuma, Yura, and four destroyers, she sank 23 merchant ships. On 6 April she launched air strikes against Cocanada and Vizagapatam in India. The Indian Ocean raid was a naval sortie by the Fast Carrier Strike Force of the Imperial Japanese Navy from 31 March to 10 April 1942 against Allied shipping and bases in the Indian Ocean. ... A map showing the location of the Bay of Bengal. ... JAPANESE CRUISER CHOKESONDICK{| border=1 align=right cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 width=300 |align=center colspan=2| |- !align =center style=color: white; height: 30px; background: navy no-repeat scroll top left;|Career !align =center style=color: white; height: 30px; background: navy no-repeat scroll top left;| |- |Ordered: | |- |Laid down: | |- |Launched... Mogami was the first in a class of four heavy cruisers that sailed in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Three of the four Mogami-class ships, Mogami, Suzuya, and Kumano, were sunk in the Pacific Ocean in 1944. ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... Kakinada is the head quarters of East Godavari district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... Visakhapatnam (Also Vishākhapatnam, shortened and Anglicized: Vizag) is a large city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ...

In June 1942 Ryujo was part of the Northern Force that attacked the Aleutian Islands as a diversion from the battle of Midway. Ryujo's planes struck Dutch Harbor on Unalaska Island on 3 June and 4 June 1942. The Battle of the Aleutian Islands was a struggle over the Aleutian Islands, part of Alaska, in the Pacific campaign of World War II. A small Japanese force occupied the islands of Attu and Kiska but the remoteness of the islands and the difficulties of weather and terrain meant that... Combatants United States Japan Commanders Frank J. Fletcher Raymond A. Spruance Chuichi Nagumo Isoroku Yamamoto Strength Three carriers, about 50 support ships Four carriers, about 150 support ships Casualties 1 carrier, 1 destroyer sunk; 307 killed 4 carriers, 1 cruiser sunk; 2,500 killed The Battle of Midway took place... Unalaska is a town on Unalaska Island in the Aleutian Islands. ... Unalaska is an island in the Fox Islands group in the middle of the Aleutian Islands southwest of Alaska, at 53°54 North 166°32 West. ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ...

The sinking of four of Japan's six fleet carriers in the battle of Midway made Ryujo much more important to the Japanese Navy. Combatants United States Japan Commanders Frank J. Fletcher Raymond A. Spruance Chuichi Nagumo Isoroku Yamamoto Strength Three carriers, about 50 support ships Four carriers, about 150 support ships Casualties 1 carrier, 1 destroyer sunk; 307 killed 4 carriers, 1 cruiser sunk; 2,500 killed The Battle of Midway took place...

In August 1942 she was reassigned to Carrier Division 2, and with Shokaku and Zuikaku she was dispatched to the Solomon Islands. Ryujo's role in the operation was to support a convoy of transports that were to reinforce and resupply Japanese troops on Guadalcanal, and to attack the Allied air base at Henderson Field, while the fleet carriers operated against the US Navy's aircraft carriers. This operation resulted in the battle of the Eastern Solomons. Shokaku (Japanese: 翔鶴 shōkaku meaning flying crane) was an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy, the lead ship of her class. ... Zuikaku (Japanese: 瑞鶴, meaning fortunate crane) was a Shokaku-class aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ... Guadalcanal, a 2,510 square mile (6,500 km²) island in the Pacific Ocean and a province of the Solomon Islands, is largely a jungle. ... Several airports have been named Henderson Field, most famously on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, where control of the airstrip was the focus of months of fighting in the Battle of Guadalcanal during World War II. It was renamed to Honiara International Airport in 2003, but the name lives on... Battle of the Eastern Solomons Conflict World War II, Pacific War Date August 24, 1942 – August 25, 1942 Place North of Santa Isabel, United States Japan Commanders William Halsey, Jr. ...

On 24 August 1942, Ryujo, escorted by the cruiser Tone and the destroyers Amatsukaze and Tokitsukaze, launched two strikes on Guadalcanal from a position 100 miles north of Tulagi. At 13:57 she was attacked by dive-bombers and torpedo bombers from USS Saratoga (CV-3), and was hit by several bombs (sources differ as to how many) and one torpedo. The torpedo hit flooded the starboard engine room and Ryujo began to list. At 15:15 the order to abandon ship was given. At 18:00 she capsized and sank. 120 of the crew were killed. The survivors, including Captain Kato, were taken off by her escorts. August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ... Tone was a heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy and the lead ship of her class. ... Tulagi, less commonly Tulaghi, is a small island (5. ... The fifth USS Saratoga (CV-3) was the third aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. ...

External links

• Tabular record of movement from combinedfleet.com
• United States Navy photos of Ryujo