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CVE Cujo
Imperial Japanese Navy escort carrier
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Taijo 1938/05/09
Micubishi
1939/05/20 1942/11/25 1943/12/04
sunk
Namesake: "High Seas Falcon" ("vysokomořský sokol")
TTD differences from class:43: 8x127,8x25
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
42/11/28 42/12/04     Jokosuka - drydock   99 
42/12/12 42/12/18     sail from Jokosuka to Truk   99 
42/12/21 43/12/26     sail from Truk to Jokosuka   99 
43/01/02 43/01/08     sail from Jokosuka to Truk   99 
43/01/10 43/01/12     out of Truk   99 
43/01/14 43/01/20     sail from Truk to Jokosuka   99 
43/02/07 43/02/12     sail from Jokosuka to Truk   99 
43/02/28 43/03/05     sail from Jokosuka to Truk   99 
43/03/08 43/03/13     sail from Truk to Jokosuka   99 
43/03/13 43/04/04     Jokosuka   99 
43/04/04 43/04/10     sail from Jokosuka to Truk   99 
43/04/16 43/04/21     sail from Truk to Saipan (04/17) > Jokosuka   99 
43/04/25 43/04/30     sail from Jokosuka to Truk   99 
43/05/08 43/05/13     sail from Truk to Jokosuka   99 
43/05/24 43/05/29     sail from Jokosuka to Truk   99 
43/06/05 43/06/09     sail from Truk to Jokosuka   99 
43/06/16 43/06/21     sail from Jokosuka to Truk   99 
43/06/28 43/07/02     sail from Truk to Jokosuka   99 
43/07/10 43/07/15     sail from Jokosuka to Truk   99 
43/07/19 43/07/24     sail from Jokosuka to Truk   99 
43/07/24 43/09/07     Jokosuka   99 
43/08/09 43/08/18     Jokosuka - drydock   99 
43/09/07 43/09/11     sail from Jokosuka to Truk   99 
43/09/21 43/09/26     sail from Truk to Jokosuka   99 
43/09/24 43/09/26     tow disabled Taijo to Jokosuka   99 
43/10/04 43/10/10     sail from Jokosuka to Truk   99 
43/10/15 43/10/20     sail from Truk to Jokosuka   99 
43/10/16       attacked by Mingo NNW of Truk (11-02N, 151-45E)   85 
43/10/27 43/11/01     sail from Jokosuka to Truk   99 
43/11/05 43/11/10   StrFor1 sail from Truk to Jokosuka   99 
43/11/16 43/11/21   StrFor1 sail from Jokosuka to Truk   99 
43/11/30 43/12/04   StrFor1 sail from Truk to Jokosuka   89 
43/12/04     StrFor1 sunk(Sailfish) SW of Jokosuka - 1250 KIA (passengers including, 161 survivors   99 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex Nitta Maru; sunk 31-55N, 143-40E; 1944/02/05 struck from Navy List
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