Kaiyō was an escort carrier operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. The ship was originally built as the ocean liner Argentina Maru. She was purchased by the IJN on 9 December 1942
Kaiyō at sea
Kaiyō being scrapped in Beppu Bay, c. 1946–1947
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Japanese aircraft carrier Kaiyō
…Kaiyō at sea History Japan Name MV Argentina Maru Owner Osaka Shosen Kaisha Builder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shipyard, Nagasaki Launched 9 December 1938 Completed 31 May 1939 Fate Sold to the Imperial Japanese Navy, 9 December 1942 Empire of Japan Name Kaiyō…
Headquarters in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo
The Mitsubishi Dockyard at Nagasaki, Meiji Period
The launch of battleship Tosa at the Nagasaki Shipyard, 1921
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries building in Yokohama, Japan