Japanese aircraft carrier Kaiyo
- Japanese aircraft carrier Kaiyo
"Kaiyo" was a escort carrier operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II. The ship was launched 9 December 1938 as the liner "Argentina Maru".[cite web|url=http://www.combinedfleet.com/Kaiyo.htm|title=IJN Kaiyo: Tabular Record of Movement|accessdate=2008-08-26] After the defeat at Midway, the Japanese Navy was in need of new carriers, and it was decided to convert the liner "Argentina Maru" into a carrier commencing 10 December 1942.]References
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