On 19 December 1944, Unryū was torpedoed and sunk by the submarine USS Redfish (SS-395). Redfish fired four bow torpedoes, one of which hit directly under the carrier's bridge on the starboard side at 16:35, stopping the vessel dead in the water. Unryū engaged with all her starboard side guns. A second torpedo struck at 16:50 on the starboard side abreast the forward elevator, just as the carrier was managing to get under way again. The resulting explosion set off the Ohka suicide planes stored on the lower hangar deck as well as the highly volatile aviation fuel underneath.[13]
Once the boiler rooms flooded, the ship listed to 30 degrees and the order to abandon ship was given. With a 90 degree list, the ship sank to the bed of the East China Sea in just seven minutes at position 29°59′N 124°03′E. Casualties were great: Captain Kaname Konishi and 1,238 officers and men lost their lives. Only one officer and 146 men survived and were rescued by the escort destroyer Shigure, which returned to Sasebo, Nagasaki on 22 December.[14] Unryū was struck from the navy list on 20 February 1945.
On 19 December 1944, Unryū was torpedoed and sunk by the submarine USS Redfish (SS-395). Redfish fired four bow torpedoes, one of which hit directly under the carrier's bridge on the starboard side at 16:35, stopping the vessel dead in the water. Unryū engaged with all her starboard side guns. A second torpedo struck at 16:50 on the starboard side abreast the forward elevator, just as the carrier was managing to get under way again. The resulting explosion set off the Ohka suicide planes stored on the lower hangar deck as well as the highly volatile aviation fuel underneath.[13]
Once the boiler rooms flooded, the ship listed to 30 degrees and the order to abandon ship was given. With a 90 degree list, the ship sank to the bed of the East China Sea in just seven minutes at position 29°59′N 124°03′E. Casualties were great: Captain Kaname Konishi and 1,238 officers and men lost their lives. Only one officer and 146 men survived and were rescued by the escort destroyer Shigure, which returned to Sasebo, Nagasaki on 22 December.[14] Unryū was struck from the navy list on 20 February 1945.
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