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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
All 3 ships of the {{Class|Taiyou}} (Taiyou, Unyou, and Chuuyou), were initially built as '''"''Nitta Maru''-class cargo liners"''', with those ships being initially designed to eventually be converted into carriers to bypass the Naval Treaties restrictions.
All 3 ships of the {{Class|Taiyou}} (Taiyou, Unyou, and Chuuyou), were initially built as '''"''Nitta Maru''-class cargo liners"''', with those ships being initially designed to eventually be converted into carriers to bypass the Naval Treaties restrictions.
*As the ''Nitta Maru''-class was operated by the Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), the three ships were named respectively Nittamaru, Yawatamaru, and Kasugamaru (NYK).
[[Shinyou]] was not a {{Class|Taiyou}} in real life, being her separate unique "''Shinyou''-class". She nonetheless followed the same design principles, being a carrier converted from the German ocean liner Scharnhorst.
[[Shinyou]] was not a {{Class|Taiyou}} in real life, being her separate unique "''Shinyou''-class". She nonetheless followed the same design principles, being a carrier converted from the German ocean liner Scharnhorst.