IJN Ryujo

History of IJN Ryujo

The Ryujo (Japanese: ryujo "Yuelong") was a light aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the early 1930s. Small and light, built to take advantage of loopholes in the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty, she proved to be top-heavy and only barely stable, and within a year of completion was back in the yard with modifications to address them.

With improved stability, the Dragon City was returned to service and used in combat during the Second Sino-Japanese War. During World War II, she provided air support for operations in the Philippines, Malaya and the Dutch East Indies, and her aircraft participated in the Second Naval Battle of the Java Sea.

During the Indian Ocean raid in April 1942, the airline used its guns and aircraft to attack British merchant ships. Next, Longcheng participated in the Aleutian Islands naval battle in June. She was sunk by a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Battle of the East Solomon on August 24, 1942.

Specification

Basics

Year of Service

1933

Origins

Empire of Japan

supplement

600

staff

Class information

Class

IJN-Ryujo

Class Size

1

ships

Class

IJN-Ryujo

Carrier

Imperial Japan

Roles

Flagships/Capital Ships

Take on the role of fleet flagship or capital ship in old battleship design/terminology.

Dimensions and Weight

Length

590. 2 feet

179.89 m

Ray

66.7ft

20.33m

Draft

18. 2 feet

5.55m

Shift

7,900

t

Power and Performance

Installed Power:

12 x Kampon water tube boilers with 2 x geared steam turbines producing 65,000hp on 2 x shafts.

Surface Velocity

29. 0 nodes

(33.4 km/h)

Area

10,428nm

(12,000 miles | 19,312 kilometers)

Weapons

6 x 127 mm Type 89 Dual Purpose (DP) guns (three turrets and two guns). 12 x 13.2mm Hotchkiss anti-aircraft machine guns (six dual emplacements).

Aircraft

Up to 48 aircraft.