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CHITOSE

Chitose was a light aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. First laid down as a seaplane tender in 1934 at Kure Navy yard. The Chitose underwent conversion to a light aircraft carrier at Sasebo Navy Yard commencing on 26 January 1943, was recommissioned on 1 November 1943 as CVL (24) and completed as a carrier on 1 January 1944. Sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, 25 October 1944.

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Shipowner	Imperial Japanese Navy
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Type of ship	Light aircraft carrier
Year of build and builder	1936 Kure Navy Yard , Japan
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Added on	14/09/2013
Dimension	2000 x 1125
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