| Displacement | 17,830t standard, 19,700t trial |
|---|---|
| Length | 168.0m pp, 173.7m wl, 180.2m oa |
| Width | 22.5m |
| Draught | 7.74m (Taiyo 8.00m) |
| Machinery | 2-shaft geared turbine, 4 boilers, 25,200shp |
| Speed | 21kt |
| Armament | 8-12.7cm/40cal AA gun (2x4) (Taiyo 6-12cm/45cal AA gun (1x6)), 8-25mm AA, 27 aircraft |
| Complement | 850 (Taiyo 747) |
| Name | Plan | Builder | Laid down | Launch | Complete | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taiyo | - | Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | ? | 1940. 9.19 | - | (SS Kasuga Maru) | 1941. 5. 1 mobilized 1941. 9. 5 completed (T-CV Kasuga Maru) 1942. 8. 1 bought 1942. 8.31 CV (Taiyo) 1944. 8.18 sunk (torpedoed, W of Luzon) [18.16N, 120.20E] 1944.10.10 disc |
| Unyo | - | Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | ? | 1939.10.31 | 1940. 7.31 | SS Yawata Maru | 1941.10.21 mobilized 1941.11.25 T-CV 1942. 5.31 complete conversion 1942. 8. 1 bought 1942. 8.31 CV (Unyo) 1944. 9.16 sunk (torpedoed, South China Sea) [19.18N, 116.26E] 1944.11.10 disc |
| Chuyo | - | Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | ? | 1939. 5.20 | 1940. 3.23 | SS Nitta Maru | 1941. 9.12 mobilized 1942. 8. 1 bought 1942. 8.20 renamed (Chuyo) 1942.11.25 CV 1943.12. 4 sunk (torpedoed, off Hachijo I) [32.37N, 143.39E] 1944. 2. 5 disc |