Class overview
Preceded by:Shōkaku class
Succeeded by:Taihō
Built:1939–1942
In commission:1942–1945
Completed:2
Lost:1
Scrapped:1
General characteristics (Junyō as built)
Type:Aircraft carrier
Displacement:24,150 metric tons (23,770 long tons) (standard)
Length:219.32 m (719 ft 7 in) (o/a)
Beam:26.7 m (87 ft 7 in)
Draft:8.15 m (26 ft 9 in)
Installed power:
  • 56,250 shp (41,950 kW)
  • 6 Kampon water-tube boilers
Propulsion:
  • 2 shafts
  • 2 geared steam turbine sets
Speed:25.5 knots (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph)
Range:11,700 nmi (21,700 km; 13,500 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement:1,187–1,224
Sensors and
processing systems:
1 × Type 2, Mark 2, Model 1 air search radar
Armament:
  • 6 × twin 12.7 cm (5.0 in) Type 89 dual-purpose guns
  • 8 × triple 25 mm (1.0 in) Type 96 AA guns
Armor:Belt: 25–50 mm (0.98–1.97 in)
Aircraft carried:54