Taiyō-class escort carrier

The Taiyō class (大鷹型) was a three-strong class of escort carriers operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II.

Overview
These ships were ocean liners built by the shipping line Nippon Yusen, requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy and converted to escort carriers. They were usually employed as air-crew training ships, aircraft transports and as anti-submarine convoy escorts. None of them survived the war, all were sunk by submarines.

Notes and references
Zrínyi Katonai Kiadó. ISBN 963-326-326-3
 * Dr. Bak József et al. (1984): Hadihajók. Típuskönyv.
 * Imperial Japanese Navy Page
 * Carriers of World War II
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 * Naval Weapons of the World
 * Warship.get.pl