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Chiyoda in Tokyo Bay, Japan, 1 Dec 1943

Chiyoda Japanese Aircraft Carrier

Chiyoda Japanese Aircraft Carrier

Built as a seaplane tender in 1934, Chiyoda was converted to a light aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy after the Battle of Midway. She was sunk during the Battle of Leyte Gulf by a combination of naval bombers, cruiser shellfire and destroyer-launched torpedoes.

Chiyoda as originally constructed as a seaplane tender
Chiyoda as originally constructed as a seaplane tender
Seaplane tender Chiyoda 1938
Seaplane tender Chiyoda 1938
Chiyoda in Tokyo Bay, Japan, 1 Dec 1943
Chiyoda in Tokyo Bay, Japan, 1 Dec 1943
Chiyoda is hit aft and near-missed several times during air attacks by TF-58 planes, 20 June 1944
Chiyoda is hit aft and near-missed several times during air attacks by TF-58 planes, 20 June 1944
Chitose or Chiyoda Under Attack
Chitose or Chiyoda Under Attack
Chiyoda sinks during the Battle off Cape Engaño, 25 October 1944
Chiyoda sinks during the Battle off Cape Engaño, 25 October 1944