file created: 12/07/02 01:00:26 , last update: 02/27/00
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CV Rjudzo
Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Rjudzo 1929/11/26
Yokohama
1931/04/02 1933/05/09 1942/08/24
sunk
Namesake: "Such as a dragon builds" ("tak jako drak roste"), "Sacred Dragon" ("posvátný drak")
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/08 41/12/26   SoExpFor/SoPhilGrp/SupGrp/CarDiv4 raid -Philippines airfields   99 
41/12/12     SoExpFor/SoPhilGrp/SupGrp/CarDiv4 land Legaspi  
41/12/17 41/12/26   SoExpFor/SoPhilGrp/SupGrp/CarDiv4 support Philippines operations   99 
41/12/20 41/12/25   SoExpFor/SoPhilGrp/SupGrp/CarDiv4 cover Davao and Jolo landing   99 
41/12/28 42/01/01     sail from Palau to Mako   99 
42/01/04 42/01/07     sail from Mako to Cam Ranh Bay   99 
42/01/10 42/03   ECarFor land Java Seas and Malaya   99 
42/01/16 42/01/19 S ECarFor out of Cam Ranh Bay   99 
42/01/23 42/01/30   ECarFor cover Malay occupation   99 
42/02/10 42/02/19 L ECarFor land Palembang   99 
42/02/15   L ECarFor strike ABDA forces in Gaspar Strait and ships in Palembang   99 
42/02/17   L ECarFor xJavaS -sinking Van Nes  
42/02/27 42/03/05 J ECarFor land Batavia   99 
42/03/01   J ECarFor xJavaS -sinking Pope  
42/03/05 42/03/14 T   land Sabang   99 
42/03/14   T   land Sabang  
42/03/14 42/03/20 D   land Andamans  
42/03/20 42/03/26 U   land Burma   99 
42/04/01 42/04/11 C SupFor/CenGrp raid Indian Ocean   89 
42/04/06   C SupFor/CenGrp sinking HMSS Sinkiang (2646 BRT), Dutch m/s Van Der Capllen (2073 BRT)   89 
42/04/06   C SupFor/CenGrp disabling HMMS Anglo Canadian (5628 BRT) in Vizagpatam Harbor   89 
42/04/13 42/04/16     sail from Singapore to Cam Ranh Bay   99 
42/04/23 42/05/18     Kure   99 
42/04/28 42/05/06     Kure - drydock   99 
42/05/18 42/05/25     sail from Kure to Saeki (05/19-20) > Tokujama > (05/20-22) > Ominato   99 
42/05/26 42/07/13   D2/AleFor/StrFor2/CarrGrp/CarDiv4 xMidway   99 
42/07/14     3rdFlt/CarDiv2 IJN reorganization   99 
42/08/15 42/08/25 KI MarFor xEasSol  
42/08/24     MarFor xEasSol - sunk(planes - VB-3, VS-3, VT-8) off Bradley Riff 7/113 KIA   99  85 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 06-10S, 160-50E; 1942/11/10 struck from Navy List
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