Hiryū was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the 1930s. Generally regarded as the only ship of her class, she was built to a modified Sōryū design. Her aircraft supported
Hiryū at anchor in Yokosuka, shortly after completion in 1939
Hiryu fitting out, 20 June 1940
Hiryū running her speed trials, 28 April 1939
Rear Admiral Tomeo Kaku
Battle of Midway
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The Battle of Midway was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II that took place on 4–7 June 1942, six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of
Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū
…ships during the Indian Ocean Raid. After a brief refit, Hiryū and three other fleet carriers of the First Air Fleet (Kido Butai) participated in the Battle of Midway in June 1942. After bombarding American forces on the atoll, the carriers were attacked by aircraft from Midway and the carriers USS Enterprise, Hornet…
USS Yorktown at the moment of impact by a Japanese torpedo, 4 June 1942
Midway Atoll, several months before the battle. Eastern Island (with the airfield) is in the foreground, and the larger Sand Island is in the background to the west.
USS Yorktown at Pearl Harbor days before the battle.
Akagi (April 1942)