file created: 12/07/02 00:23:15 , last update: 05/27/02
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CV Dzunjo
Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Hijo 1939/03/20
Micubishi
1941/06/26 1942/05/05 1947
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Namesake: "Wandering Falcon" ("potulný sokol")
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
42/05     1stAirFlt/CarDiv4     99 
42/05/20 42/07/13   D2/AleFor/StrFor2/CarrGrp/CarDiv4 xMidway - 6.kokutai -28xA6M2,24xD3A1  
42/06/29 42/07/0?     sail from Ominato to homeland   99 
42/07/14     3rdFlt/CarDiv2 IJN reorganization   99 
42/08 42/09   3rdFlt/CarDiv2 Inland Sea - training duty   99 
42/10/04 42/10/09     sail from Saeki to Truk   99 
42/10/1? 42/10/2?   CarDiv2 raid -Henderson Field  
42/10/11 42/10/30   SupFor/AirGrp/CarDiv2 xSCruz -24xA6M2,21xD3A2,10xB5N2  
42/10/20       Truk  
42/11/06 42/11/18   SupFor xGuad   91  99 
42/11/11       raid -Henderson Field  
42/11/11 42/11/30     out of Truk   99 
42/12/0? 42/12/11     sail from Truk to Saeki > Kure   99 
42/12/16 42/12/20   DistCovGrp out of Truk covering troop convoys to Wewak and Madang   99 
43/01       Sasebo  
43/01/12 43/01/25   SEAreaForce/OuterSouthSeasSupFor     99 
43/01/15 43/01/19   TokioEx/CovGrp out of Truk covering troop convoy to Wewak   99 
43/01/16 43/01/19     cover Wewak reinforcement convoy   99 
43/01/31 43/02/09 KE DistCovFor/CarDiv2     103 
43/02/16 43/02/21     sail from Truk to Kure   99 
43/03/16       sail from Kure to Saeki   99 
43/03/22 43/03/27     sail from Saeki to Truk with Hijo, Suzucuki and Hacuzuki   99 
43/03/27 43/07/19     Truk   99 
43/04/12       Truk - damaged due to splinters in air raid   99 
43/07/08 43/07/10     sail from Truk to Rabaul   99 
43/07/19 43/07/24     sail from Truk to Kure   99 
43/07/25 43/08/09     Kure   99 
43/07/26 43/07/31     Kure - drydock   99 
43/08/09       plane ferrying run from Kure to Iwakuni   99 
43/08/15 43/08/28     sail from Saeki to Singapore   99 
43/09/04 43/09/11     sail from Singapore to Kure   99 
43/09/19 43/09/24     troop transport run from Iwakuni to Truk   99 
43/09/29 43/10/05     sail from Truk to Kure   99 
43/10/12 43/10/19     sail from Iwakuni to Saeki > Truk   99 
43/10/31 43/11/06     sail from Truk to Kure   99 
43/11/0? 44/03/26     Kure  
43/11/05       damaged by Halibut in Bungo Suido (32-19N, 132-58E) - towed by Tone to Kure   99  85 
43/11/19 43/11/25     Kure - drydock   99 
43/12/21 44/02     Kure - drydock   99 
44/03/26       sail from Kure to Iwakuni   99 
44/04       Iwakuni and Kure area   99 
44/05/11 44/05/16     sail from Saeki to Tawi Tawi   99 
44/06/13 44/06/2 A-Go ForB/CarDiv2 xPhilip - 652nd kokutai (part): 27xA6M2,18xD3A2,6xB6N2   104 
44/06/24 44/07/03     Hashiradzima   99 
44/07/03 44/08/21     Kure   99 
44/07/06 44/07/14     Kure - repairs in drydock   99 
44/07/10     3rdFlt/StrFor/CarDiv4     99 
44/08/21 44/09/11     Hashiradzima area   99 
44/09/11 44/09/26     Kure   99 
44/09/26 44/10/21     Iwakuni   99 
44/10/27       assigned to special transport detail for Philippine operation   99 
44/10/28 44/10/30     Sasebo   99 
44/10/30 44/11/06   1stDivAtFor sail from Sasebo to Mako > Brunei with supplies and ammo for Kurita's force   99 
44/11/11 44/11/17     sail from Manila to Mako > Kure   99 
44/11/15     CF/CarDiv1     99 
44/11/23       sail from Kure to Sasebo   99 
44/11/25 44/11/30     transport run from Sasebo to Mako (11/27) > Manila   99 
44/12/01 44/12/03     sail from Manila to > Mako   99 
44/12/01 44/12/05?     sail from Manila to Mako   99 
44/12/04 44/12/09     sail from Mako to Sasebo   99 
44/12/06 44/12/10     carry 200 Musashi survivors from Mako to Sasebo   99 
44/12/08 44/12/09     attacked and damaged by wolfpack (Sea Devil, Plaice, Redfish)   99 
44/12/09       damage(Sea Devil) 75 nm SSW of Nagasaki (31-43N, 129-04E)   99  85 
44/12/09       damage(Redfish) 45 nm SW of Nagasaki (32-13N, 129-13E)   85 
44/12/10 45/04/01     Sasebo - repairs   99 
44/12/18 45/03?     Sasebo - repairs in drydock   99 
45/01/20       attacked by land based bombers - still in drydock   99 
45/03       further repair and upgrades abandoned due to lack of materials   99 
45/04/01       moved from Sasebo docks, anchored off Ebisu Bay   99 
45/04/01 45/05     off Ebisu Bay   99 
45/05 45/10     moored in Ebisu Bay with incompleted Kasagi and Ibui   99 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex Kashiwara Maru; 1945/11/30 struck from Navy List
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