Unryu Class Aircraft Carriers
The Unryū class aircraft carriers (雲龍型航空母艦, Unryū-gata Kōkūbokan?) were World War II Japanese aircraft carriers. 16 carriers were planned under the Maru Kyū Programme (Ship #302 in 1941) and the Kai-Maru 5 Programme (#5001–5015 in 1942). However, only 3 carriers were completed.
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