Soryu

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Soryu (Japanese: 蒼龍 sōryū, meaning "blue {or green} dragon") was an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy. She took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor and was sunk at the battle of Midway.

Running trials in January 1938.		View of the ship's wake from the after end of the boat stowage deck, while making nearly 35 knots on speed trials in November 1937.	Japanese aircraft carrier Soryu circles while under high-level bombing attack by USAAF B-17 bombers from the Midway base, shortly after 8AM, 4 June 1942.
Diorama by Norman Bel Geddes, depicting the attack by USS Enterprise (CV-6) and USS Yorktown (CV-5) dive bombers on the Japanese aircraft carriers Akagi, Kaga and Soryu in the morning of 4 June 1942.	Diorama by Norman Bel Geddes, depicting the attack by USS Yorktown (CV-5) and USS Enterprise (CV-6) dive bombers on the Japanese aircraft carriers Soryu, Akagi and Kaga in the morning of 4 June 1942.	Diorama by Norman Bel Geddes, depicting the attack by USS Nautilus (SS-168) on a burning Japanese aircraft carrier during the early afternoon of 4 June 1942, as seen through the submarine's periscope.

Background notes: Soryu

English: Soryu meaning "blue {or green} dragon") was an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy. She took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor and was sunk at the battle of Midway.

日本語: 蒼龍（そうりゅう）は、旧日本海軍の航空母艦。中型の空母で、赤城・加賀の運用経験で確証を得られた手法を選んで無難に設計され、日本空母のモデル形になった。