AV Cijoda
Imperial Japanese Navy seaplane tender
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Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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Citose | . . | . . | 1943
conver | ||
Namesake: "That which will live 1000 years or 1000 generations" ("ten který bude žít 1000 let nebo 1000 pokolení"), or "Like the Fields" ("jako pole") (also the name of the Imperial palace in Tokyo) | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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42/05 | 42/06 |   | A2/MainFor/AirCovDiv | xMidway |   |
42/06/28 | 42/07/04 |   |   | transport mission from Jokosuka to Truk |   99  |
42/09/30 |   |   |   | ?? sighted by Wahoo heading for Truk |   81  |
42/11/03 | 42/11/06 |   |   | sail from Shortland to Truk |   99  |
43 | 43/12/21 |   |   | Jokosuka Kaigun Kosho - conversion |   99  |
43/12/21 |   |   | NEAreaFor/BaseAirFor2 | conversion completed |   99  |
44/01/29 | 44/02/03 |   |   | sail from Jokosuka to Truk |   99  |
44/02/01 |   |   | 3rdFlt/CarDiv3 |   |   99  |
44/02/10 | 44/02/15 |   |   | sail from Truk to Kure |   99  |
44/02/22 | 44/02/26 |   |   | sail from Kure to Jokosuka |   99  |
44/03/01 | 44/03/05 |   |   | sail from Jokosuka to Saipan |   99  |
44/03/06 | 44/03/06 |   |   | sail from Saipan to Guam |   99  |
44/03/10 | 44/03/12 |   |   | carry 201st kokutai from Guam to Palau |   99  |
44/03/15 | 44/03/19 |   |   | sail from Palau to Balikpapan |   99  |
44/03/21 | 44/03/24 |   |   | sail from Balikpapan to Palau |   99  |
44/03/27 | 44/03/30 |   |   | sail from Palau to Balikpapan |   99  |
44/04/01 | 44/04/03 |   |   | sail from Balikpapan to Davao |   99  |
44/04/05 | 44/04/10 |   |   | sail from Davao to Kure |   99  |
44/05/05 | 44/05/06 |   |   | Saeki - embarking 653rd kokutai |   99  |
44/05/11 | 44/05/16 |   |   | sail from Saeki to Okinawa > Tawi Tawi |   99  |
44/06/13 | 44/07/01 | A-Go | AdvFor/CarDiv3 | xPhilip - 653rd kokutai (part): 21xA65Mb, 3xB6N, 6xB5N |   104  |
44/06/20 |   | A-Go | AdvFor/CarDiv3 | damaged by bomb - 20 KIA, 30 WIA |   99  |
44/07/02 | 44/07/09 |   |   | Kure - repairs (drydock) |   99  |
44/07/09 | 44/08/03 |   |   | Kure |   99  |
44/08/03 | 44/10/20 |   |   | Inland Sea |   99  |
44/10/20 |   |   | MainFor/CarDiv3 | xLeyte |   |
44/10/25 |   |   | MainFor/CarDiv3 | xEngano-disable(TF 38) |   |
44/10/25 |   |   | MainFor/CarDiv3 | sunk(4 bombs, TG 30.3) - 260 nm SE of Cape Engano (18-37N, 126-45E) - 1470 KIA |   99  85  104 |