Japanese aircraft carrier Jun'yō
Jun'yō was a Hiyō-class aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). She was laid down as the passenger liner Kashiwara Maru (橿原丸), but was purchased by the IJN in 1941 while still under construction and converted into an aircraft carrier. Completed in May 1942, the ship participated in the Aleutian Islands Campaign the following month and in several battles during the Guadalcanal Campaign later in the year. Her aircraft were used from land bases during several battles in the New Guinea and Solomon Islands Campaigns.
Jun'yō moored at Sasebo, Japan, on 26 September 1945
Aft view of Jun'yō's island, 19 October 1945
A bomb from a Japanese aircraft narrowly missing Enterprise during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
Jun'yō at anchor at Sasebo, 26 September 1945
Hiyō-class aircraft carrier
The two Hiyō-class aircraft carriers were built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. Both ships of the class, Hiyō and Jun'yō, were originally laid down as luxury passenger liners before being acquired by the IJN for conversion to aircraft carriers in 1941. Jun'yō was the first of the sister ships to be completed in May 1942 and the ship participated in the invasion of the Aleutian Islands the following month. Both ships participated in several battles during the Guadalcanal Campaign in late 1942. Their aircraft were disembarked several times and used from land bases in a number of battles in the South West Pacific.
Hiyō at anchor
View of the starboard side of Jun'yō at Sasebo, Japan, 26 September 1945
Jun'yō at anchor at Sasebo, 1945