Sea Weapons

Escort Carrier (1943)

Kaiyo

Preceded by:

None

Succeeded by:

None

Datafile

ClassKaiyo
TypeEscort Carrier
Year1943
Crew829
Dimensions
Length155 m (pp)
159.6 m
Beam21.9 m
Draught8.0 m
Displacement
Empty13,600 t
Loaded16,483 t
Performance
Speed43 km/h
Range?
Machinery
Shafts2
Turbines2 x Geared steam
52,000 hp
Kampon
Boilers4 x Kampon
FuelOil
Armament
Main8 x 127-mm/40 (4 x 2)
12.7cm/40 Type 89
-7° / +90°

Anti-Aircraft24 x 25-mm (8 x 3)
25mm/60 Type 96
44 x 25-mm (8 x 3, 20 x 1)
25mm/60 Type 96 [1944]
Launcher6x28 x AA Rockets 168
Armor
ArmorNone
Sensors
RadarType 21
Aircraft
Aircraft24
Production
Built1
Total1

Registry

Ship Code Builder Laid Launch Comm Decomm Fate
Kaiyo Mitsubishi-09/12/193823/11/194320/11/1945Sold/Scrapped