Un'yō was a Taiyō-class escort carrier originally built as Yawata Maru, one of three Nitta Maru-class cargo liners built in Japan during the late 1930s. She was transferred to the Imperial Japanese Na
Un'yō in military service in 1943
Japanese passenger liner SS Yawata Maru
Un'yō steaming astern on 3 or 4 February
Un'yō and the destroyer Kishinami anchored off Yokosuka, 8 February 1944
Taiyō-class escort carrier
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The Taiyō-class escort carrier was a group of three escort carriers used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Two of the ships were built as cargo liners in the late 1930s and subsequent
Japanese aircraft carrier Un'yō
…Un'yō (雲鷹, Cloud Hawk) was a Taiyō-class escort carrier originally built as Yawata Maru (八幡丸), one of three Nitta Maru-class cargo liners built in Japan during the late 1930s. She was transferred…
Chūyō at anchor
Nitta Maru in passenger service, 1940