Sea Weapons

Light Carrier (1942)

Ryuho

Preceded by:

None

Succeeded by:

None

Datafile

ClassRyuho
TypeLight Carrier
Year1942
Crew989
Dimensions
Length197.3 m (pp)
210 m
Beam19.6 m
Draught6.7 m
Displacement
Empty13,360 t
Loaded15,060 t
Maximum17,600 t
Performance
Speed49 km/h
Range14,816 km @ 33 km/h
Machinery
Shafts2
Turbines2 x Geared steam
52,000 hp
Kampon
Boilers4 x Kampon
FuelOil: 2,900 t
Armament
Main8 x 127-mm/40 (4 x 2)
12.7cm/40 Type 89
-7° / +90°

Anti-Aircraft38 x 25-mm (10 x 3, 4 x 2)
25mm/60 Type 96
61 x 25-mm (10 x 3, 4 x 2, 23 x 1)
25mm/60 Type 96 [1944]
28 x 13-mm (14 x 2)
13mm/76 Type 93 [1944]
AA WeaponsAA Rockets (6 x 28) [1944]
Depth Charges (6) [1944]
Armor
ArmorNone
Sensors
RadarType 21

Aircraft
Aircraft31
Production
Built1
Total1

Registry

Ship Code Builder Laid Launch Comm Decomm Fate
Ryuho Yokosuka K K12/04/193316/11/193328/11/194230/11/1945Sold/Scrapped