Hiryū

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Type	Aircraft Carrier
Class	Hiryū
Nation	Japan
Voice	None
Level 1 HP	17300
Level 1 Weight Cap	2087
Vestures to Rescue	46 (41)
Traits	Energetic Proper

Cut her teeth supporting the invasion of French Indochina in 1940. Her career saw extensive action in raids and invasions from Trincomalee to Darwin to Pearl Harbor. She was the last Japanese carrier to fall at Midway; Yorktown, though crippled, rallied alongside Enterprise and Hornet to slay the dragon.

— In-game description

Hiryū is a Japanese Belle available at the start of the game, September '39

Vestures

Vesture Type	Vesture Name	XP	Stat 1	Stat 2
Accoutrement	Japanese Aviator's Goggles	1100	Medium Opportunity	None
Good Luck Charm	Coiled Dragon Netsuke	1100	Dive Bomber Structure	None
Honor	Order of the Golden Kite, 3rd Class	400	Refit Capacity	None
Library	Emperor Hanazono, Fūga Wakashū	400	Crit Defense: Turret MB1	None
Music	Oku/Hayashi/Eckert, "Kimigayo"	1100	Fighter AA Damage	None
Recreation	Dried Chestnuts	400	Crit Defense: Citadel	None

Where Vestures Drop

Campaign Maps are permanent. Event Maps may no longer be available, see their active dates. An Event Map with no dates lacks start/end data.

HQ Level	Map Name	Map Type	Start	End
45	The Trincomalee Watch	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
105	The Oil Harvest	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
115	The Bitter Liberation	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
80	The Solomon Sea Affair	Event Map	2023-05-09	2023-05-24
80	The New Tip of the Spear	Event Map	2023-05-24	2023-06-24
130	Call to Karachi	Event Map	N/A	N/A
130	Call to Karachi	Event Map	2023-05-24	2023-06-08

Stock Stats

Level 1 Hull Points	17300
Speed	34.59
Refit Capacity	16
Weight capacity	2087
Reserves	5
Waterline Length	731.299
Mean Beam	70.866
Mean Height	65.75
Sortie Cost	18
Compartments	6
Horizontal Armor: Citadel	0.935
Horizontal Armor: Conn	0.475
Horizontal Armor: Fore & Aft	0.475
Horizontal Armor: Superstructure	0.475
Vertical Armor: Barbette	0.419
Vertical Armor: Citadel	1.586
Vertical Armor: Conn	0.419
Vertical Armor: Fore & Aft	0.419
Vertical Armor: Superstructure	0.419

Starting Equipment

Main Battery 1

Item Type	Item Name
Director	Not Equipped
Rangekeeper	Not Equipped
RDF	Not Equipped

Position	Barrels	Naval Gun
Wing	2	6x 12.7cm/40 Type 89

Main Battery 2

Item Type	Item Name
Director	Not Equipped
Rangekeeper	Not Equipped
RDF	Not Equipped

Position	Barrels	Naval Gun
N/A	N/A	--

Main Battery 3

Item Type	Item Name
Director	Not Equipped
Rangekeeper	Not Equipped
RDF	Not Equipped

Position	Barrels	Naval Gun
N/A	N/A	--

Light Battery I-III

Group	Position	Light Gun
I	Wing	7x 25mm/60 Type 96 Model 1
II	Wing	5x 25mm/60 Type 96 Model 1
III	N/A	Not Equipped

Torpedoes

ASDIC	N/A
Quarterdeck	N/A
Torpedo #1	N/A
Torpedo #2	N/A
Torpedo #3	N/A

Aircraft

Hangar Limit	Unknown
Hangar 1	12x Mitsubishi A5M4 Model 24
Hangar 2	27x Aichi D1A2
Hangar 3	9x Yokosuka B4Y1
Hangar 4	N/A
Deck Limit	Unknown
Deck	N/A
Deck	N/A
Deck	N/A
Deck	N/A
Air Warning RDF	N/A

Character Information

Personality and traits

Her story hasn't been documented, yet...

Tombstone quotes

Heroic	The greatest accomplishments were hers.
Tragic	The dragon sleeps beneath the sea.

Character Trivia

• She is one of the three Belles shown on the game's initial start/splash screen (the other two being Admiral Graf Spee and Mahan).

Voice Lines

See Hiryū/VoiceLines.

In-Game Historical Information

Commissioned	1939
Service	7.05.1939 - 6.05.1942
Namesake	Flying Dragon
Sisters	None
Notable Sisters	None
Builder	Yokosuka Naval Arsenal Yokosuka, Japan
Fate	Scuttled

History Trivia

No historical notes yet--see if the historical ship is a museum, has a veteran's association, or has a Wikipedia page to find some!