Japanese cruiser Ibuki (1943)
The Japanese cruiser Ibuki (伊吹) was a heavy cruiser built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. The lead ship of her class of two ships, she was ordered to be converted into a light aircraft carrier in 1943 before completion to help replace the aircraft carriers sunk during the Battle of Midway in mid-1942. The conversion was delayed and finally stopped in March 1945 in order to concentrate on building small submarines. Ibuki was scrapped in the Sasebo Naval Arsenal beginning in 1946.
Ibuki at anchor in Sasebo, September 1945
Ibuki in Sasebo, just before being scrapped, 22 October 1946
Ibuki being scrapped, 14 March 1947
Sasebo Naval Arsenal was one of four principal naval shipyards owned and operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Sasebo Naval Arsenal in commemorative postcard, 1930s
Aircraft carrier Ibuki under dismantling operation at Sasebo. October 1946