Hiryū

Hiryū was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1930s. Generally regarded as the only ship of her class, she was built to a modified Sōryū design. Her aircraft supported the Japanese invasion of French Indochina in mid-1940. She took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Wake Island. During the first few months of the Pacific War, the ship supported the conquest of the Dutch East Indies in January 1942. The following month, her aircraft bombed Darwin, Australia; and continued to assist in the Dutch East Indies campaign. In April, Hiryū's aircraft helped sink two British heavy cruisers and several merchant ships during the Indian Ocean Raid.

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Hiryu; Hiryuu; Hiryū
speed 34.5 knot, speed 34.35 knot, beam 22.32 metre, length 227.35 metre, draft 7.74 metre,
Sōryū-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier, Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Imperial Japanese Navy,

Location: 31.4514, -179.3847, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

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Hiryū ⓘ
Sōryū-class aircraft carrier

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1937-11-16T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1936-07-08T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1939-07-05T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

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Frameless

Kaku Tomeo

Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu adrift and burning on 5 June 1942 (NH 73065)

IJN Hiryu avoids bombs dropped by Midway-based B-17 bombers, June 4, 1942. Three Zeros are spotted on her flight deck abreast of her island.

Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu burning on 5 June 1942 (NH 73064)

1.700 scale IJN Hiryu Battle of Midway

Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu dodging bombs on 4 June 1942

Japanese aircraft carrier hiryu

Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu

Hiryu under construction

GF in Indian Ocean, 1942

Type	Subtype	Description	Notes	Source

object	watercraft	Hiryū	Sōryū-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
commons	image	Kaku Tomeo		Commons
commons	image	Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu adrift and burning on 5 June 1942 (NH 73065)		Commons
commons	image	IJN Hiryu avoids bombs dropped by Midway-based B-17 bombers, June 4, 1942. Three Zeros are spotted on her flight deck abreast of her island.		Commons
commons	image	Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu burning on 5 June 1942 (NH 73064)		Commons
commons	image	1.700 scale IJN Hiryu Battle of Midway		Commons
commons	image	Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu dodging bombs on 4 June 1942		Commons
commons	image	Japanese aircraft carrier hiryu		Commons
commons	image	Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu		Commons
commons	image	Hiryu under construction		Commons
commons	image	GF in Indian Ocean, 1942		Commons

Hiryū

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