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Japanese aircraft carrier Sōryū

Sōryū was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the mid-1930s. A sister ship, Hiryū, was intended to follow Sōryū, but Hiryū's design was heavily modified and she is often considered to be a separate class. Wikipedia
Length: 746′
Launched: December 23, 1935
Aircraft carried: 63 (+9 reserve); 21 Mitsubishi A6M Zero; 18 Aichi D3A; 18 Nakajima B5N (7 Dec. 1941);
Armament: 6 × twin 12.7 cm (5 in) dual-purpose guns; 14 × twin 25 mm (1 in) AA guns
Built: 1934–1937
Commissioned: 29 December 1937