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| Laid down: | July 8, 1936, Yokosuka |
| Launched: | November 15, 1937 |
| Commissioned: | July 5, 1939 |
| Fate: | Destroyed, June 5 1942 |
| Struck: | June 5 1942 |
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A Japanese aircraft carrier that took part in the Battle of Pearl Harbor of World War II, the Hiryu (飛龍; "Flying Dragon") was destroyed June 5, 1942 by planes of the US Navy during the Battle of Midway.