All Japanese carriers in WW2 (IJN)

A list of all imperial japanese navy carriers that served in the second world war.
It includes: class, name, first in service, out of service/sunk
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[@aliterillery9931]

Hiryuu is so underrated, it is like nobody knows that she was the ship that sunk the USS Arizona and the USS Yorktown. In total she sunk 3-4 ships and assisted other ships on sinking even more.

[@metaknight115]

She did sink the USS Arizona, but did not sink the Yorktown. She heavily damaged the Yorktown, but she was well in her way to port when a IJN sub sunk her. Personally, I think Zuikaku is the best Japanese carrier

[@aliterillery9931]

@@metaknight115 In my opinion the Zuikaku is the best too. I simply forgot that the USS Yorktown was sunk by the I-168, but the Hiryuu crippled her before she was sunk.

[@VirgoShelter]

Yorktown was sunk by the Submarine "I-168", though it notice that the sub would have probably never catch her if not for the damage from Hiryu's airstrikes

[@centurymemes1208]

ahokaku and zuikaku did better. they spank the yorktown, butchered lexington, spank and pound the hornets ass later and beat up the enterprise.

[@aliterillery9931]

@@centurymemes1208 As i said above, I personally like the Zuikaku the most of all, but Hiryuu did quite a good job for a ship that didn't survive that long.

[@normansilver905]

I didn't realize Japan's Carrier fleet was that extensive. They built them almost up until their surrender.

[@angelamagnus6615]

They have a lot of experience in carrier warfare despite their failures. Failure does contribute to experience!

[@StarGate960]

@@angelamagnus6615 agree... Also Battle of midway only accumulation from they early failure and lack of secret military code secure method The conclution is atomic bom and the fallen of Okinawa

[@angelamagnus6615]

@@StarGate960 the Japanese made up for the failure at midway by winning a solid victory at Santa cruz. at the end of 1942, Japan had more operational carriers than USA. It is only the battle of gaudacalnal that lead to the decline of Japan and the rise in us superiority(tactical, strategical).

[@user-fs6ll2wu6o]

2:37 I love the fact that zuihõ used a camo that looks like a battleship from above

[@gofurmia6997]

Thank God I am not the only one who noticed that

[@user-mi1gn9wz8v]

The reason is that the aircraft carrier is mistaken for a battleship and the speed is miscalculated.

[@Xycomm]

I think it’s ugly IMO

[@deeeznutz1665]

@@Xycomm It looks ugly but it serves as a tactical advantage since carriers were high priority targets at the sea. Hell, that's the reason why Japan did a surprise attack on pearl harbor; to crippled the US fleet and most notably sink their aircraft carriers.

[@yoseipilot]

This List doesn't show ALL aircraft capacity and ALL (type of) aircraft carrier there. finished Aircraft Carrier (Aircraft capacity: 1340) 1. Akagi (Fleet) ~ 91 2. Kaga (Fleet) ~ 90 3. Sōryū (Fleet) ~ 72 4. Hiryū (Fleet) ~ 73 5. Shōkaku (Fleet) ~ 84 6. Zuikaku (Fleet) ~ 84 7. Jun'yō (Fleet) ~ 42-48 8. Hiyō (Fleet) ~ 53 9. Taihō (Fleet) ~ 53-82 10. Unryū (Fleet) ~ 65 11. Amagi (Fleet) ~ 65 12. Katsuragi (Fleet) ~ 65 13. Shinano (Fleet) ~ 47 14. Hōshō (Training) ~ 15 15. Ryūjō (Light) ~ 48 16. Zuihō (Light) ~ 30 17. Shōhō (Light) ~ 30 18. Ryūhō (Light) ~ 31-36 19. Chitose (Light) ~ 30 20. Chiyoda (Light) ~ 30 21. Taiyō (Escort) ~ 27 22. Un'yō (Escort) ~ 30 23. Chūyō (Escort) ~ 30 24. Kaiyō (Escort) ~ 24 25. Shin'yō (Escort) ~ 33 26. Akitsu Maru (Escort) ~ 30 27. Nigitsu Maru (Escort) ~ ? 28. Shimane Maru (Escort) ~ 12 29. Yamashio Maru (Escort) ~ 8 30. Kumano Maru (Escort) ~ 8 unfinished Aircraft Carrier (Aircraft capacity: 270) 31. Ibuki (Light) (80% complete) ~ 27 32. Kasagi (Fleet) (84% complete) ~ 65 33. Aso (Fleet) (60% complete) ~ 65 34. Ikoma (Fleet) (60% complete) ~ 73 35. Ōtakisan Maru (Escort) (70% complete) ~ 12 36. Daiju Maru (Escort) (?% complete) ~ 12 37. Chigusa Maru (Escort) (?% complete) ~ 8 38. Zuiun Maru (Escort) (?% complete) ~ 8 Seaplane Tender (Seaplane capacity: 91) 1. Akitsushima ~ 1 2. Kamoi (Oiler) ~ 12-22 3. Mizuho ~ 24 4. Nisshin ~ 12 5. Kamikawa Maru ~ 12 6. Kiyokawa Maru ~ 12 7. Kimikawa Maru ~ 8 8. Kunikawa Maru ~ 12 Half Floatplane Carrier (Floatplane capacity: 184) 1. Ōyodo (Light Cruiser) ~ 6 2. Mogami (Heavy Cruiser) ~ 11 3. Tone (Heavy Cruiser) ~ 6 4. Chikuma (Heavy Cruiser) ~ 6 5. Ise (Battleship) ~ 22-24 6. Hyūga (Battleship) ~ 22 And there is other 49 CL, CA, BB who carry Reconnaissance Aircraft, together combined: ~ 109 Submarine Aircraft Carrier (Seaplane capacity: 44) 1. I-400 ~ 3 2. I-401 ~ 3 3. I-402 ~ 3 4. I-404 (95% complete) ~ 3 And there is also another 27 submarines that can carry plane, together combined: ~ 32 Best Naval Carrier Aircraft Mitsubishi A7M2 (Fighter) Aichi B7A2 (Torpedo-/Dive Bomber) Nakajima C6N2 (Reconnaissance Aircraft) Yokosuka D4Y3 (Dive Bomber) Nakajima B6N2 (Torpedo Bomber) Kawanishi N1K1 (Fighter-Floatplane) Aichi M6A2 (Torpedo/Divebomber-Seaplane) Kawanishi E15K1 (Reconnaissance Floatplane) Kawanishi H8K3 (Flying Boat) Together combined capacity: ~ 1610 (un-/finished) Carrier Aircraft ~ 349 (reconnaissance) Sea-/Floatplane

[@johnmurphy5689]

Jesus that is some list and lots of research. Still even with all of that Japan would only have enough fuel to sortie that fleet for one or two defensive actions. The Aichi B7A will only be used on the IJN _Taihō_ and IJN _Shinano_ since those carrier's are able to operate the advange carrier plane. This will mean Nakajima B6N will be used for the rest of the fleet Carrier's and smaller ones as the primary Torpedo Bomber. Although historically the plane wasn't used on the escort Carrier's. The latest model of the Yokosuka D4Y will be used on all carrier's except the escort Carrier's and even Light ones since size problems go figure. So the super Japanese Aircraft carrying fleet will still have the Val's and Kate's in service unless they equip all the ships with the proper wrestling gear.

[@minami9710]

I thought kaga carries more aircraft than akagi since she used to be a battleship but then converted to a CV so she's pretty huge af

[@imme4466]

Thats alot

[@patrickmccrann991]

You forgot they need pilots. Most Japanese pilots flying after 1942 were woefully undertrained in comparison to the U.S. pilots they were facing. The Japanese did not have an adequate pilot training program throughout the war and could never replace their losses. Additionally, the Japanese were still fielding the same types of aircraft they had started the war 3 years later where the U.S. had completely replaced theirs with faster, more capable aircraft.

[@shangri-la-la-la]

I see you are a SSK of great knowledge as well.

[@uk1223]

I’m Japanese. I think American and Biritish aircraft carriers were cool,Japanese aircraft carriers were beautiful.

[@notcwyatt]

Couldn’t have said it better myself lol

[@longisrung]

2:55 My father, who died five years ago, was one of the 494 survivors of the "Chitose" after sinking in Leyte.

[@blackpinkistherevolution4998]

Are you Japanese?

[@nighthawkentertainment]

Did he Tell you any stories about that ship or that battle?

[@longisrung]

@@nighthawkentertainment longisrung.livedoor.blog/archives/4772173.html google translate please

[@azazel7502]

cheetos

[@user-pw5eh6uu9l]

2:21 The Hiyo-class aircraft carrier was originally a luxury liner. But Japan knew the war would break out, so it designed the ship to be a carrier.

[@user-kc8ms2ho6s]

宣戦前の竣工船は 未だしも 戦時中での空母等造船数は 当時の国力からして凄い 。

[@twasinjunaed6709]

What¿

[@felix_halcs123]

Akagi is an Converted Amagi Class Battlecruiser Kaga is a Converted Tosa Class Battleship

[@chandlerwhite8302]

XFelix- HcSX Was....

[@sheldonturley1849]

How you know about all these (Flatops-Carries?)

[@pedrocruz1003]

Soryu is shokaku class

[@tryithere]

That's how all countries made their first carriers.

[@felix_halcs123]

@@pedrocruz1003 ,Shokaku Is Hiryu/Soryu Class, she is more larger, so that make sense that the Japanese Upgrade their carrier instead of Make it smaller

[@Kratosfallinmemeiscool]

The most saddest story for a sailor on a Japanese carrier would definitely be one on the Shinano, was sunk 10 days after it was launched for sea trials

[@Atomic_Bomber-man]

Yeah she was useless japanese aircraft carrier.

[@SkyBlue-lz2es]

@@Atomic_Bomber-man Don't say useless

[@user-qm7dx9hs5b]

@@Atomic_Bomber-man 酷い言い方

[@TheRhinehart86]

1942 and 1944, not good years to be on a Japanese carrier

[@thegrandlord2914]

actually that years was the best years for carriers since they can be fully their self. a combatant carrier unlike modern day carrier where most of them just doing patroll

[@The_Morning_Brew]

A string of defeats against USA after the Battle of Midway. The Imperial Japanese Navy could no longer sustain the fight after losing much of their fleet and being unable to recuperate. The shortage of resources and the loss of their trained pilots sealed their fate.

[@Jodonho]

I wonder if they were still under warranty.

[@YUSKHAN]

If Hitler hadn't broken the Nazi-soviet non aggression pact Germany would have nuked Newyork with their Amerika bombers and V rockets

[@JimmyCasket84]

@@thegrandlord2914 he meant JAPAN that were always getting sunk ur talking about usa

[@osvaldoruiz3826]

To be so limited in resources Japan builted plenty of carriers ,, specially if you compared Italy France and Germany

[@doraemon61377]

Japan was not really limited in resources. They had a huge colonial empire. They lost because the US navymen were vastly superior in tactics.

[@user-td2jw9ze2c]

IJN was stronger than USN before 1943​@@doraemon61377

[@jdlgx5087]

IJN Akagi is my favorite Japanese Carrier of WW2.

[@dannyseo6759]

Akagi-san

[@moist1700]

Azur lane?

[@ghostarmy1106]

Fun fact: in the Wows files is an unfinished akagi Model (since years)

[@yoseipilot]

All hail the Bauxite Queen

[@russianarmy-rh2wi]

Soryu mine

[@Steve17010]

There were many more Japanese escort carriers than I had thought there were.

[@caboose8001]

Steve17010 The IJN is the best Navy in SEA. Even China cant build a fleet like that.

[@MakeMeThinkAgain]

Carriers don't get mentioned if they don't have air groups.

[@EliteF22]

Some peculiarities of Japanese escort carriers. The maru's were owned and sailed by the IJA. Most of the IJN escort carriers were not equipped with arrestor cables so couldn't recover aircraft.

[@DBT1007]

That's why Imperial Japan need more oil especially from Dutch East Indies.

[@tryithere]

@@MakeMeThinkAgain Why would you have a carrier with no air group?

[@cenkhanevcil1974]

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[@user-ek3mx1ey4e]

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[@cenkhanevcil1974]

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[@user-cd2mp8kg5v]

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[@dani.zambomagno]

Love and respect Japan🇯🇵 from Italy🇮🇹

[@Seraphormite]

Love japan 🇯🇵 from Indonesia 🇮🇩

[@Bbendfender]

I am surprised to see the number of carriers that Japan did have at one time.

[@fabianpatrizio2865]

something about the Japanese navy ww2 that was interesting...unique designs

[@user-ui1lw5zr8u]

空母として戦闘の機会はなかったけれど、外地からの邦人引き揚げで活躍した「葛城」が好きです。

[@user-jm8qq3tk4c]

こんな小さな国があんなでかいアメリカと戦ったのはすごいって言ってくれる人がいて、何もしてない自分が誇りに思ってしまった。　先人に感謝

[@user-ke5xs6hw4g]

まあでもアメリカと戦ったせいで海外領土はすべて失ったし 日本軍は消滅したし、アメリカの犬に成り下がったけどね

[@user-zj2zw1tg1x]

瑞鳳クラスとありますが、正確には祥鳳クラスです。瑞鳳は祥鳳クラスの二番艦にあたります。なお、千代田と千歳は姉妹艦となっていますが、正確には別々の艦を改造した艦であるので、千歳クラスと千代田クラスとして分けるのが正しい。と訂正をいれましたが、陸軍空母(というより揚陸船)まで網羅するとは恐れ入りました。ものすごく貴重な写真でもあるし、専門家でもない限りよほどのマニアでなければ、日本人でもその存在を知っている人は皆無です。素晴らしいGJ です。

[@Atomic_Bomber-man]

Unryu class is The most forgotten aircraft carrier.

[@andrewtaylor940]

I didn’t think the Katsuragi was ever finished or entered service? She was only about 80% complete when she was abandoned and parked in the harbor for lack of resources.

[@rAizen03]

Ijn shinano is my favorite

[@joalodiasanga2313]

The shinano was a yamato class battleship converted to a carrier not shinano class

[@macncheese2986]

@Soren G that doesn't have anything to do with the fact that Shinano was a Yamato-class ship

[@duster0066]

@Soren G That is interesting. So a floating depot level maintenance base? Did we do that? That's a great idea.

[@EliteF22]

@@duster0066 we kind of used escort carriers to fulfill some of those duties. The Brit's actually went all in on fleet support carriers.

[@Canadianvoice]

100% Correct answer: The planned third Yamato Class Battleship, that would have followed the Yamato and Musashi was cancelled in place for the "Shinano" class aircraft carrier. For example they didnt call the Panther tank a Panzer IV class because it was on a panzer chassis it's a whole new tank in general

[@Yayaloy9]

@Soren G Allow me to introduce HMS Habakkuk. Too bad the british canceled it.

[@jpn9959]

外国の方がこれ程、詳細に紹介してくださったことに日本人として感謝します。

[@MarcDufresneosorusrex]

😊💯

[@angelamagnus6615]

Zuikaku was the best carrier. It sunk three US carriers and heavily damaged two others (most famously Enterprise). It also survived the longest. This is quite an achievement considering that four Japanese carriers (Akagi, Soryu, Hiryu etc) sunk rather early in Midway.

[@vutienphuc1519]

Actually they hava bad luck in Midway, Zui and Shou crew are very good

[@tigerace518]

@@vutienphuc1519 if zuikaku and shokaku were there, the american carriers would be ripped to pieces. 3 vs 6 is not good odds.

[@metaknight115]

I can agree Also, I thought they sunk two carriers, the Lexington and Hornet. Which carrier was the third one?

[@tigerace518]

@@metaknight115 HMS Hermes, a Royal Navy carrier (Indian ocean raid). Not a us carrier. Mistake in first comment. Edit: Some of her aircraft made kamikaze attacks and helped sink the light carrier USS Princeton. This was during battle of Cape Engaño.

[@metaknight115]

@@tigerace518 I thought Hemes was sunk by aircraft from Akagi, Soryu, and Hiryu?

[@rburns531]

Thank You! Most excellent list of IJN carriers. Many that I have never heard of before! Well Done. Keep up the wonderful work! ;)

[@iamgaijin88]

*imagine if nagumo send that "3rd wave" it may have been a different story*

[@dani.zambomagno]

I've been always thought about that

[@Dog.soldier1950]

Simply have delayed the enviable

[@andrewtaylor940]

People always think that, without giving it much thought or research. Nagumo pulled off two damaging raids with not many losses. But that was by attacking a target who he was not at war with, and who was completely on a peacetime footing. By the mid point of the second wave, the US Military was spinning up it's defenses. Most of Nagumo's losses were from the back half of the 2nd raid, as the US AA Defenses finally were manned and started coming online. While on paper the Japanese Navy was qualitatively better at that moment, they were not the best at everything. American Anti=Aircraft systems were the best out of any combatants in early WW2. Their Fire Control Directors were quite effective and they put up quite a lot of massed firepower. Based on reports from his pilots Nagumo (or more likely Genda) figured the skies were getting a bit too hot. Especially without knowing where the American Carriers were. The chances of the third raid suffering catastrophic losses from the increasing strength of the defenses was too high by their calculations. And they did not want to risk an air attack from an unknown direction by the American Carriers. Remember a squadron of Enterprises Dive Bombers encountered a group of Japanese planes while on their way to Pearl and shot two down. (The Zeros weren't expecting the rear twin 30's). So Nagumo knew that the Carriers were out there close enough to be worried about, but they could be anywhere within a 1000 mile radius of Hawaii. Midway gives the clearest example of the differences between Japanese and American AA capabilities in the early war. Nagumo's first wave strike on Midway island suffered a 23% aircraft loss. Either planes shot down, or planes that made it back to the carriers so badly damaged that they had to be tossed overboard. And almost all of it was from ground based AA fire. The obsolete Brewster Buffalo's didn't shoot anybody down. The handful of wildcats might have bagged a few. But not many. The pilots described the AA fire around the island as terrifying walls of fire and steel. They had never encountered anything like it. The incredible volume and accuracy of AA fire at Midway is why Nagumo's strike leader called for a second strike, and why Nagumo ordered the reserve planes rearmed for a land attack. (And this 23% loss rate would have a huge impact later in the Battle. For Wave 1 Akagi and Kaga had sent their Dive Bombers. Hiryu and Soryu had sent their Torpedo Planes/Level Bombers. Soryu and Hiryus Torpedo Planes got completely savaged by the American AA. (Everyone always talks about the Bad Day American Torpedo planes had at Midway. The Japanese didn't fare much better.) Which meant Admiral Yamaguchi only had a bare handful of 9 Torpedo Planes left later in the day when he was the only one left to counterattack the Americans. And those 9 took off almost 2 hours after the Dive Bombers because they were so badly shot up they needed repairs badly before they could fly.)The Japanese loss rates to AA fire when attacking the Yorktown later in the battle were even more savage. Contrast that with the Japanese Defenses. For all the planes the Americans lost at Midway, only 2 planes were shot down by Anti Aircraft Fire. I believe Kaga hit one. The second wasn't shot down until the day after the main battle, when the Americans were attacking the damaged cruisers Mikuma and Mogami. All the American losses were air to air kills by Zeros. For pretty much the entirety of the war American pilots had almost no fear of Japanese AA fire. The chances of it hitting anything was so low. Even at the last major sea battle, when they sent the Yamato out to die for Operation Ten-Go. She was loaded with every AA gun they could find enough room for. She sported Japan's best Gun Directors. She and her escorts shot down 10 of the 400+ planes attacking her. One other thing that modern armchair historians often fail to think through is how the Japanese Carriers worked, and how that would have effected a Third Wave. It wasn't send the first wave of everything out, wait for it to get back, rearm refuel and repair send it all out for the second rinse and repeat. Each Japanese Carrier could only spot half their planes for launch at a time. It took ~45 minutes to spot each group. So for the first wave, it was half the planes of each of the 6 Carriers. As soon as they were launched and on their way they began spotting the second wave. Which they had been arming as the first was being spotted and launched. Wave 2 would have launched ~45-60 minutes after wave one. But any third wave would have required landing the first wave. Cycling them down into the hangers to rearm, repair and refuel, then bringing them back up (assuming they didn't have to keep the deck clear for the returning first wave first (see Midway). So to launch a third wave would have needed 1 1/2 to 2 hours after the First Wave returned to the Carriers. That's a lot of time when your enemy is now alert, he may be getting some ships out to sea, and you know he has Carriers out there already at sea and probably within flight range which are undoubtedly looking for you. Yamamoto yelled at Nagumo for not launching a third strike, not targeting the fuel tanks and not finding and attacking US Carriers. What history often gets wrong is Nagumo was correct and Yamamoto was often a childish asshole who liked to lead from behind and second guess. As soon as Nagumo knew that the Carriers were not in port at Pearl, and that they were somewhere within range of sending planes to Pearl it was time to get the hell out of Dodge. They had had an amazingly successful Raid. But getting caught between Land based aircraft from Hawaii and the American Carriers somewhere behind him would have been an act of idiocy. While not a great master strategist nor one talented at on the fly battlefield improvisation, Nagumo was not an idiot. Even if history so often paints him as such. Edit I stand corrected. The Japanese shot down 3 American planes at Midway. The third or rather the first was shot down 2 days before the battle in the middle of the night. 2 Radar Equipped PBY's were jury rigged to carry Torpedo's. They were sent out at night to find the approaching slow moving Invasion Force (Admiral Ogawa's?) of Troop Transports and supplies. They attacked a large cargo vessel (an oiler) One torpedo hit and detonated setting the ship on fire. This was the only successful American Torpedo attack of Midway. The only one to enter the water, hit the target and in a miraculous event, actually detonate. The other PBY was hit by AA fire and did not make it back to base. (Given how well that trick worked you do have to wonder why it would be 2-3 years before it became a regular use for PBY's?)

[@perfo3]

@@andrewtaylor940 wow could say tl:dr but I read everything you wrote, nice to know more about the pearl attack :3 ty

[@andrewtaylor940]

@@perfo3 Sorry about that. I had it broken into paragraphs, but KZbin keeps eating the formating.

[@scarlet_squadron]

After 4:11, they were ships operated by the IJA, and the concept was similar to modern amphibious assault ships. However, they ware used as a de facto anti-submarine aircraft carrier. Of these, the Kumano Maru transported demobilized soldiers after the WW2.

[@user-wx6xk2xk1v]

これを造った日本人を 誇りに思いました

[@kumarandisamy7468]

As Yamato said . They have everything to start a war but not to maintain it

[@republique4248]

Soryu and Hiryu were different Hiryu was faster and had her island on the portside and slightly further away.

[@tamerhassan2514]

Oh my God!! How many carriers did they have??

[@vaniaaprillia9495]

Japan was super power back then they fighting againts CHINA, USA, USSR, UK all the same time

[@eddihaskell]

Can someone answer this question? Why did the Japanese Navy paint these giant red "meatballs (as they were called) " (of course I know they are rising suns) on the decks of their carriers during World War 2? Didn't they know that the U.S. Navy's most effective weapon was the dive bomber would use these as targets? The Douglas Dauntless, which was considered "obsolete" in 1942, took our 4 carriers at Midway by slamming bombs through carrier flight decks. Although the U.S. was terrible at first at inflicting airborne torpedo damage (the Japanese were great at this), why did they make it easy for the U.S. by painting red targets on their flight decks? It makes no sense.

[@C77-C77]

The SBD (Scout Bomber Douglas) Dauntless, also known as "Slow But Deadly", was hardly obsolete by 1942. Rugged, manuverable, great handling and excellent dive characteristics, could carry a substantial bomb load. It was well used in the Pacific until mid-1944, when it was replaced by the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver (which had poor handling characteristics compared to the Dauntless, but was quicker). The Dauntless sunk more enemy shipping in the Pacific than any other Allied bomber, and actually had a superior win-loss ratio against all enemy aircraft by the time it was replaced, which is rare for a bomber. You Might be thinking of the Douglas TBD Devastator torpedo bombers that had torpedos that failed 90% of the time, which were already obsolete by the time of Pearl Harbor, and of which only 6 of 40+ returned to carrier at Midway. They were removed from service following that battle. As for the big meatballs, i'm not sure if any pilot ever specifically mentioned aiming for them, but it has been brought up in historical documentaries. They may have used them as targets...Dauntless pilots sure lit those carriers up at Midway.

[@VirgoShelter]

The Harumaru was a sysmbol of Jqpan and therefore put on the Carriers

[@doraemon61377]

You cannot blame the Japanese for losing so many ships against the US. To me they already tried their best against a highly competent and technologically advanced opponent. This was not the corrupt Russian fleet they were up against in Tushima.

[@ag2938]

So modern und inoativ die Kaiserliche Japanische Marine bei der Seeschlacht von Tuschima 1904-1905 war, so altbacken war sie wärend des 2 Weltkriegs,so können sich die Zeiten ändern,der erste großer Fehler war nicht zu warten bis die 2 Super Schlachtschiffe Yamato und Mushachi fertig gestellt waren(01/42) der zweite und wichtigste auf die 3. Welle in Perl Habor zu Verzichten ,und auf dem Rückweg von Perl, die Midway Inseln zu besetzen.

[@brigadier_general]

実戦に投入されてない陸軍の航空機搭載艦まで網羅しているのは凄い

[@user-su4og7bt6z]

nice job!

[@ghostarmy1106]

Can we get an F for shinano? (sunk by a sub 33 Times smaller at literally the 1st voyage)

[@yoseipilot]

Japan could have won the Pacific War, if they win at Battle of Midway.

[@DividedByZeero]

Shinano is a converted Yamato class

[@nathandamaren2093]

Converted*

[@paccin339]

Normal ppl: ah, a list of ships Azur lane players: oh boi waifu time

[@perfo3]

^this #ayyylmao

[@aaronrivas7977]

Lmao damn Caught

[@carolla-mt9hp]

good‼︎

[@macncheese2986]

The Shinano was the Yamato-class ship

[@ijnyamato8395]

You called me?

[@twasinjunaed6709]

Hi Yamato

[@ijnyamato8395]

@@twasinjunaed6709 hi

[@joycekoch5746]

Why are the pictures so grainy? I thought Japanese cameras were the best in the world.

[@user-qm7dx9hs5b]

時代を考えろw

[@goodluck5186]

ほとんどが余りにも就航期間が短すぎる 悲しい。。

[@user-qz7nu3mm9r]

thanks nice video!

[@imstupid4life]

Japan could’ve won the pacific if they used all their ships in one big group instead of splitting and spreading them all out they went into battle of midway with only around 35-50% of their strength and got crippled when they lost their best fighters and sailors all in one day. Sometimes numbers win over experience it’s a battle of resources if you have expendables. Kido butai and ijn was good at what they did

[@AFT_05G]

Well,what about might of American economy?Japan just lose because of US’s times of times superior industrial capacity,GDP and resources.

[@crazydiamondrequiem4236]

@@AFT_05G right, the americans were producing so many ships that the IJN couldn't match. They were simply outclassed by how big the US is.

[@f430ferrari5]

Crazydiamond Requiem not in 1942. The US was pumping out quite a few subs and destroyers and escort carriers but they were more for defensive purposes at this time of the war. Plus the US has to supply ships for both the Pacific and Atlantic.

[@Mark16v15]

Japan never had a chance. The turning point in the war when things started going against them, wasn't Midway, but Pearl Harbor. Even they knew they couldn't win a war against America. The hope was that the US wouldn't want to go to war and instead sue for peace or some sort of truce. When that didn't happen, they knew it was just a matter of time. All Midway did was lessen the war maybe a couple of years, but with our atomic bombs, even that's speculative.

[@f430ferrari5]

Mark16:15 think you’re missing key points. 1. Japan did have a chance at “sue for peace”. I think this is what most consider a “win” for the IJN. 2. The loss didn’t happen at Pearl. The loss was indeed Midway. 3. The opportunity for the IJN to sue for peace was after a Midway victory. 4. The IJN eliminated US battleships at Pearl. The IJN had 11 battleships at time of Midway. The US had 0. This is where the IJN blew it. Had they used their battleships properly there is no way the US could have won at Midway. The IJN’s vessel strength was ridiculous. 11 battleships plus Yamato. They could have had several battleships up front with destroyer escorts and even subs leading the way. Battleships would shell Midway. Carriers are trailing behind. Planes can catch up to battleships and provide CAP. 21 cruisers for IJN and only 8 for US 64 destroyers vs 15 in favor of IJN. The IJN could have had 3 more carriers at Midway also. Zuikaku, Ryujo, and Junyo. Would have added over 150 planes. The mixture of planes would or should have been different too. More fighters vs bombers. Vessel vs vessel combat was necessary. Even at the beginning. Night fighting should have been used by the IJN.

[@angrymi-24v38]

Fun fact:Shokaku was the first Japanese aircraft carrier which had a radar

[@chaiweijun8072]

All the other ships after Shinyo are technically Imperial Japanese Army not IJN. Ships like the Akitsu Maru could launch but could not land planes so they were used more as transports for troops and equipment.

[@joemcnulty6814]

Chai Wei Jun I know for sure one survived the entire war and was used as a transport ship for a few year after the war ended, do you know which one that was.

[@olafmesschendorp147]

Hey, I like this!

[@stevesloan7132]

Wow. I didn't know they built escort carriers.

[@oveidasinclair982]

They launched 27 carriers total, I think maybe 6 of them survived the war, but were mauled in port by Yank carrier born fighter bombers, they were left unseaworthy due to constant air attack, lack of fuel, trained pilots, parts and even steel to get them operational.

[@neilouellette3004]

Exactly!

[@lahoene6900]

伊ー４００型潜水艦は、戦後の潜水艦に革命をもたらした。

[@qu_gnsnifflesss]

IJN Shinano actually belongs to the Yamato-class ships, which are the Yamato, Musashi and an unfinished hull

[@vladimirmakarovka.ch.7077]

Well Japan in past and now is completely different in the past they have a lot of aircraft carriers but now they just have heli carriers and Japan is still under pressure from U.S.A So sad bro 😭😭

[@imteebee]

Us won ww2 by taking the worst move nuking Japan It killed millions and made others homeless Japan is even suffering today

[@kennychung351]

There really a lot of carriers.

[@swisstraeng]

Carriers were a key element in the pacific. No other ship could shoot further than a plane can fly.

[@ianhughes1882]

Taiho and Shinano had a big off ending for a service although Taiho did something but still big oof

[@8bitReverie]

Mostly all ended in Ho,Sho, or Yo. The Maru class carries sound cool.

[@greg1156]

I can imagine a Japanese aircraft carrier 2 times the size of the others and I would call it the Hirohito-class

I can imagine a squadron of Helldivers, escorted by Hellcats, sinking the Hiroshito.

[@xsupremeyx9923]

I can Imagine a Harkuryu Torp an Essex

[@bernardarquiza3332]

30 Aircraft Carriers? Wow...thats a lot of power..powerful than Hitlers Combined Navy fleet and Italys Navy.

[@bernardarquiza3332]

And Powerful than US Combined fleet of Carriers. China would be doomed in 2020 if these Japanese Carriers exist as modern Aircraft Carriers nowadays-2020.

[@ghostarmy1106]

@@bernardarquiza3332 Japan has 2 'helicoper destroyers' (we dont talk about the 3rd which is Just what the name says) ready to be converted to aircraft carriers, with F35s as Main air wing

[@yoseipilot]

@@ghostarmy1106 The Japanese has 4 Helicopter Carrier, Izumo-class and Hyuga-class

[@daifukusangokun]

空母大鳳はとても近代的でかっこいいです もう少し活躍して欲しかった…😢

[@aefexzkanuto8682]

i also stayed for the music

[@Zfast4y0u]

you could include details like, tonnage, speed, amount of aircraft it can carry...

[@mystyle_jm8997]

Question, why the IJN Houshou, the first Aicraft Carrier to be commissioned, and the Mother-of-all Aircraft Carriers around the world was scrapped instead of being kept as a museum ship.

[@sleekchaser3049]

If it's not for the brits, even their legendary hero Mikasa won't be preserved. Shes basically rotting when a foreigner noticed how much of a waste she would be before the Japanese government realized they should keep her.

[@aniketyadav7147]

Shinano the giant super carrier

[@stuffanthings]

Akagi Senpai

[@muhammadazammudin6757]

stuffanthings Fubuki Chan loves it very much

[@neilouellette3004]

The U.S. built roughly 151 aircraft carriers during WWII. With 122 of them were Escort Carriers.

[@angelamagnus6615]

Us really shines in Pacific war when they defeat the mighty Japanese carrier force. From then on, they become the most powerful naval power.

[@raymowery5122]

The United States began the war with 8 carriers. By the end of the war, it had commissioned 119! The Japanese surely woke "the Sleeping Giant!"

[@angelamagnus6615]

Ray Mowery interesting fact: m.economictimes.com/events/navy-marks-battle-of-midways-70th-anniversary/battle-of-midway-japanese-messages-were-written-using-45000-five-digit-numbers/slideshow/13844708.cms The Japanese outnumbered US in fleet by 4-1 during battle of Midway. And they were much more experienced, especially the aviators.

[@raymowery5122]

@@angelamagnus6615 I was 5 years old at the time. My father ran the projector at one of our 3 movie houses in hard coal eastern Pennsylvania, and took me with him every Saturday to the double-cowboy movie matinee. I was too young to appreciate what was going on, but now sometimes awake at night, realizing that most of those Japanese pilots still in the air, and had nowhere to land with their carriers gone. Enemies then, allies now. World turned upside down!

[@yoseipilot]

Ray Mowery ,,119” more like 80~90 Aircraft Carrier from 1942 to 1945 August, the rest are finished after the war. The Japanese can reached 1/2 or 1/3 with Naval Air Power against US Navy. Also the Japanese built 30 Aircraft Carrier and other 6 Carrier are not finished.

[@ghostarmy1106]

@@yoseipilot the USA built 45 bogue class, 50 more Casablanca class Escort carriers, 9 independence class light carriers, (the Trainers IX 64 and IX 81,) 17 fleet carriers essex class and tinconderoga sub-class Oh and actually the US started with 8 CVs and 1 CVE (uss long Island CVE 1, all her 8 sisters where sold to brittain) And fun Story, ever heard of 'USS Robin'? You wont find her in Wikipedia or somethink because she actually is HMS Victorious

[@user-kp1xz9vi3p]

葛城、加賀がお気に入り。後に先にも空母同士で殴り合いしたの日米だけ。今は極音速ミサイルの時代になっちゃったから空母時代時代遅れになりつつあるけどカッコいい

[@Jzhao18]

I was confused when ryuho came up because I got it mixed up with ryujo

[@miksumasterjbl8899]

Where is Ise class hybrid carriers?

[@rinsedpie]

Wow, i didnt realize they had this many. I thought Midway did them all in

[@brandonproductions8401]

You thought Japan only had 4 Carriers?

[@dani.zambomagno]

They had the carriers but not the planes and the pilots

[@rinsedpie]

@@brandonproductions8401 i figured they had more than 4, but not that many! more than 30, this was a big number

[@rinsedpie]

@@dani.zambomagno yeah towards the end they got shot down more than they got replaced. also the Americans had managed to capture a virtually intact Zero, allowing them to figure out its weaknesses.. including of the non-existent armour protection for vitals parts eg tfuel systems and the cockpit

[@bombbath3918]

I love hiryu and kaga

[@user-di9ri6kq4e]

Are you sure is shinano was shinano class?

[@daveware4117]

Wow, the japanese really did have a very powerfull war machine

[@vutienphuc1519]

Actually, Akagi was in Amagi and Kaga was in Tosa class :v And Taihou was Shoukaku with heavy modernize one

[@luckypuss2304]

Shinano is a support carrier not a fleet carrier

[@tarou3917]

この動画見てる人にWOWSプレイヤーいる？ こんなもん70年以上前に大量に作ってドンパチして立って考えると、すごいな。空母同士で殴り合いしたのも後にも先にもアメリカと日本だけっていう。

[@wavehaven1]

For a small country the Imperial Japanese wernt messing around about trying to win a war with America and its Allies.

[@randompirates4824]

but back at time Japan is big as third of Asia

[@angelamagnus6615]

Japan is not a small country. It is considered a large country with huge population (80 million). It just lacks crucial raw materials like metal and oil as well as picking a fight with continental size opponent like US.

[@wavehaven1]

@@angelamagnus6615 Its a small country like Germany.

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

@@wavehaven1 Yet that small country had over 6 million soldiers back then

[@stephenarugay1934]

i love the akagi,kaga,soryu,shokaku,and the zuikaku

[@duster0066]

I just kept thinking sunk, sunk, sunk, sunk... Then I saw one and I said sunk by a nuke test, sunk, sunk, sunk. Did any capital ships survive? Are there any museums?

[@shoukatsukai]

The only Imperial Japanese Navy ship that survives today is Mikasa, the IJN flagship during the Battle of Tsushima in 1905.

[@duster0066]

@@shoukatsukai Thanks. That is a shame some how. Despite the motivations and politics the IJN was human history. I'm always moved by being near functioning historic war machines.

[@nicogrover3604]

Imagine subs not being where they were at the time...Red-, Archer-, Sail-, and Spadefish...Dace...

[@owls2492]

how many aircraft carriers do they want omfg

[@dadawiriyak.377]

What is the name of the fist song of this video that was sang by Japanese woman singer?

[@hj-gh8nx]

Kaga is in Akagi class

[@KillerPoi]

Kaga was a Tosa class. After Washington treaty in the 20's and after the Great Kanto Earthquake, Amagi was heavily damaged. tosa was Scrapped and the Turned Kaga into a Carrier besides Akagi. Kaga and Akagi are the only survivor of each one classes. For more info look in Wikipedia.

[@sleekchaser3049]

Why read Wiki? Just play Azur Lane and the story is there. You'll learn while having fun.

[@KillerPoi]

@@sleekchaser3049 because theres more detailed information.

[@KillerPoi]

@@sleekchaser3049 because theres more detailed information.

[@ghostarmy1106]

@@KillerPoi but you'll have to admit, Azur lane implements the history and Story of each ship extremely well in their Charakters (example: on hornet you can See 16 B25 Mitchells on deck)

[@tamloihuynh4834]

i love Akagi :D

[@DBT1007]

Marry her then

[@cenkhanevcil1974]

Me too GREETINGS FROM 🇹🇷

[@cenkhanevcil1974]

@@DBT1007 Shut up FUCKING MOUTH BOY!

[@MbakItsumi]

@@cenkhanevcil1974 wait calm down let me explain...

[@MbakItsumi]

@@cenkhanevcil1974 do you know Azur lane?

[@nukkuri9110]

ijn fifth carrier division are the best for me love the design of the crane sisters

[@thesage1096]

i like the first

[@qu_gnsnifflesss]

Also IJN Hosho doesn't have an island (that superstructure on the one side of the deck)

[@kaitenk11-34]

Shinano is yamato class btw

[@NaYawkr]

Pray for the poor souls whose bodies lie in the deep, inside these massive steel tombs, monuments to evil

[@miyabe_k195]

Where is the IJN Ise 😅 Not the modern cv, the hybrid BB / CV

[@rybniksealsproduction7198]

Yop, Ise, Hyuga and other aircraft project. Sentoku class submarines, Mogami, Tone and Chikuma :D

[@mjscorn7943]

What kind of plane was on the Akitso Maru... Escort carrier.

[@julis-alexiavonriessfeld408]

The aircraft carrier shinano is the mysterios carrier of japan....and one of the best them all

[@charliesinatra1079]

it was sunk by an american sub before it ever did anything

[@user-uy9sk9kb2k]

日本が最初に空母打撃軍を 完成されたんだ 凄い

[@illustriousprinz6691]

actually, hiryu is hiryu class, not soryu class

[@illustriousprinz6691]

also, zuiho is shoho class, not zuiho class

[@Mr-so6to]

The second biggest navy country was japan.needless to say USA biggest

[@zeiseeofficial4179]

So Many Aircraf Carrier but sink 😭

[@gualbertoabiera430]

junyo 💪🇵🇭

[@Tannpy]

take note why unryu class carriers didnt participate in midway