| Classe: Hiryu | |
| Statistics: | Displacement: 21 900 tons Length: 227 meters Speed: 34 knots 64 planes 12 x 5'' guns |
| Date | Incident | Battle | Place |
| July 8, 1936 | Laid down | - | Japan |
| November 16, 1937 | Launched | Japan, carrier, christened Hiryu. | Japan |
| July 5, 1939 | Commissioned | - | Japan |
| December 7, 1941 | - | Pearl Harbour: the Japanese attacker. | Hawaii |
| December 16, 1941 | Combat | The fall of Wake. | Marshalls |
| March 7, 1942 | - | Japanese raid south of Java. | Indonesia |
| March 26, 1942 | - | Japanese raid in the Indian Ocean. | Indian Ocean |
| June 4, 1942 | Combat | Battle of Midway. | Hawaii |
| June 5, 1942 | Sunk | Battle of Midway. | Hawaii |