Hiryu

 
 
Hiryu

The Soryu and her sister ship the Hiryu were commissioned by the IJN in 1937; the first large carriers to join the Imperial Fleet since Akagi and Kaga were commissioned in the late '20s. The two Soryu Class ships are commanded by Vice-Admiral Chuichi Nagumo. As with all Japanese fleet carriers, they have a large number of fighter and strike aircraft aboard.