Japanese aircraft carrier Soryu
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| Career
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| Ordered:
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| Laid down:
| November 20, 1934
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| Launched:
| December 23, 1935
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| Commissioned:
| December 29, 1937
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| Decommissioned:
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| Fate:
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| Struck:
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| General Characteristics
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| Displacement:
| 15,900 tons
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| Length:
| 227.5m
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| Beam:
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| Draught:
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| Propulsion:
| 152,000HP
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| Speed:
| 34.5 knots
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| Range:
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| Complement:
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| Armament:
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| Aircraft:
| 57, with 16 reserve
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| Motto:
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Japanese aircraft carriers that took part in the Battle of Pearl Harbor. It was destroyed June 4, 1942 by planes of the United States Navy during the Battle of Midway.
External Link
http://www.b-b.ne.jp/kaigun/soryu.html
