Ryūjō (Japanese: 龍驤 "Prancing Dragon") was a light aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the early 1930s.

Sep 16, 2021 · IJN Ryūjō was a light IJN carrier of 8,000 metric tons displacement designed to exploit Washington treaty’s limitations loopholes under 10,000 tonnes. Contrary to her style, narrow with a cruiser bow and no island, she was not a …

Apr 14, 2022 · Built in order to exploit a loophole in the original Washington Naval Treaty that stated ships under 10,000 tons wouldn’t be counted against Capital Ship limits, the lightweight Ryujo was designed to displace only 8,000 tons, and thus not be counted against Imperial Japan’s treaty limits.

Ryūjō (龍驤, Prancing Dragon), was a British-built ironclad corvette of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). She was purchased on behalf of a Japanese daimyo or clan lord in 1870 who donated the ship to the fledgling IJN shortly after receiving the ship.

Ryūjō (Japanese: 龍驤 "prancing dragon") was a light aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the early 1930s. She proved to be top-heavy and only marginally stable and was back in the shipyard for modifications to address those issues within a …

Built by Mitsubishi at Yokohama. Laid down November 26, 1929 as a Light Aircraft Carrier. Launched April 2, 1931 as Ryūjō meaning "prancing dragon" or "dragon phoenix". Also spelled Ryujo in English sources. Commissioned May 9, 1933 into the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN).

The Ryujo was completed in 1933 as Japan’s first carrier built as such from the keel up. Her designers did everything possible to keep her displacement under 10,000 tons so that she would be excluded from the total carrier tonnage limit under the naval disarmament treaties.

In battle at Eastern Solomons 24.8.1942 Ryujo was badly damaged by American carrier aircraft (Saratoga air group). One torpedo and four 454kg bomb hits called extensive fires and underwater breaches. 3.5 hours after attack carrier has turned over and sunk.

Ryujo was to cover the convoy and send planes to attack the American airfield on the island, while the larger Japanese carriers operated separately against the U.S. Navy's aircraft carriers.

Oct 12, 2022 · Page details technical specifications, development, operational history of the IJN Ryujo Aircraft Carrier including pictures.