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