Carrier Unryu off Yokosuka, Japan, 16 Jul 1944Carrier Amagi around the time of her commissioning, Aug 1944Carrier Katsuragi during her trials off Kagoshima, Japan, Oct 1944Sinking of carrier Unryu in the East China Sea, as observed by USS Redfish, 19 Dec 1944
Carrier Unryu off Yokosuka, Japan, 16 Jul 1944Carrier Amagi around the time of her commissioning, Aug 1944Carrier Katsuragi during her trials off Kagoshima, Japan, Oct 1944Sinking of carrier Unryu in the East China Sea, as observed by USS Redfish, 19 Dec 1944
Katsuragi, circa 1945Kaiyo (center) under attack by SB2C Helldiver bombers from USS Essex, Kure, Japan, 19 Mar 1945; the carrier at bottom was either Amagi or KatsuragiCarriers Amagi (near bomb splashes) and Katsuragi (center-right, heavily camouflaged) under attack, Kure, Japan, 24 Jul 1945Damaged upper hangar deck of Katsuragi, Kure, Japan, 8 Oct 1945
Katsuragi, circa 1945Kaiyo (center) under attack by SB2C Helldiver bombers from USS Essex, Kure, Japan, 19 Mar 1945; the carrier at bottom was either Amagi or KatsuragiCarriers Amagi (near bomb splashes) and Katsuragi (center-right, heavily camouflaged) under attack, Kure, Japan, 24 Jul 1945Damaged upper hangar deck of Katsuragi, Kure, Japan, 8 Oct 1945
Incomplete Japanese submarine Ha-230 at Sasebo, Japan, 19 Oct 1945; note carrier Junyo (center), carrier Ibuki (center background, beyond Junyo), incomplete Unryu-class carrier Kasagi (right background), and a number of escort ships (left background)Incomplete Unryu-class carrier Kasagi, Sasebo Bay, Japan, 2 Nov 1945Katsuragi refueling in Simpson Harbor, Rabaul, New Britain while transporting 5,000 Japanese servicemen back to the Japanese home islands, 31 Jan 1946Incomplete Unryu-class carrier Ikoma, Shodoshima, Japan, 23 May 1946
Incomplete Japanese submarine Ha-230 at Sasebo, Japan, 19 Oct 1945; note carrier Junyo (center), carrier Ibuki (center background, beyond Junyo), incomplete Unryu-class carrier Kasagi (right background), and a number of escort ships (left background)Incomplete Unryu-class carrier Kasagi, Sasebo Bay, Japan, 2 Nov 1945Katsuragi refueling in Simpson Harbor, Rabaul, New Britain while transporting 5,000 Japanese servicemen back to the Japanese home islands, 31 Jan 1946Incomplete Unryu-class carrier Ikoma, Shodoshima, Japan, 23 May 1946
Amagi capsized at Kure, Japan, Aug 1946Incomplete Unryu-class carrier Aso, Kure, Japan, 20 Dec 1946
Amagi capsized at Kure, Japan, Aug 1946Incomplete Unryu-class carrier Aso, Kure, Japan, 20 Dec 1946


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