Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu
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| July 8, 1936, Yokosuka
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| November 15, 1937
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| July 5, 1939
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| Destroyed, June 5 1942
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| June 5 1942
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A Japanese aircraft carrier that took part in the Battle of Pearl Harbor of World War II, the Hiryu (飛龍; "Flying Dragon") was destroyed June 5, 1942 by planes of the US Navy during the Battle of Midway.
