HIJMS Taiyo

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Ship	HIJMS Taiyo


Operated By Country	Japan
Unit Type	Ship
Ship Class Image
Ship Class	HIJMS Taiyo
Ship Type	Aircraft Carrier

Covered By Document
	N
Served By Link	http://64.124.221.191/taiyo.htm
Posting Year	0.5yr
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Posting Year	0.5yr
Posting Duration Year	1.48yr
Postings	7

Units
	Operated By Country
	Japan

Ships
	Built By Shipbuilder	Laid Down YMD	Launch YMD	Commissioned YMD	Final YMD	On Slip	Fitting Out	Total Building	Life Year
	Sasebo Dockyard	1940 Jan 06	1940 Sep 19	1941 Sep 15	1944 Aug 18	257day	361day	618day	2.92yr

Sensors
1) Fitted With Sensor	2) 1: as	3) 2: Fitted	4) 1: Primary Image	5) 1:Radar Type
JAP, Radar, Type 21 Mod 2	N	1943 Jan 01		Air Search

Activities
Involved In Activity	as	Details
1942 Aug 10 Japanese Transport KA Operation Solomon Islands	N	Aim: To destroy Allied ships in the vicinity of the Solomon Islands before destroying US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal. To prevent American attacks on a troop convoy to Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
1942 08 23 0100 Battle Of Eastern Solomon Islands	N

Assignments
1) Covered By Assignment	2) 1: End YMD	3) 1: Assign To Unit	4) 3: Covered By Assignment	5) 4: Assign To Unit
1941-Sep-10 - IJN 4th Carrier Division	1944 Aug 18	IJN 4th Carrier Division	1941 Apr 10 - IJN 1st Air Fleet	IJN 1st Air Fleet
			1944 May 01 - IJN 3rd Fleet	IJN 3rd Fleet
			1945 Jan 01 - IJN 2nd Southern Expeditionary Fleet	IJN 2nd Southern Expeditionary Fleet

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