Kasuga Maru

Trivia

 * Originally laid down as a luxury ocean liner, Kasuga Maru taken over by the IJN and finished as a carrier in September 1941, and was later renamed as Taiyō the following year.
 * Spent most of the war delivering planes and escorting convoys, seeing no fleet battles. She survived being torpedoed on three separate occasions, until she was ultimately sunk as part of Convoy Hi-71 by the submarine USS Rasher on 18th Aug 1944 with heavy loss of life.
 * Taiyou has previously been mentioned on two occasions before her introduction to the game: first by Hayasui, and later by Oyashio, both of whom have previously accompanied Taiyou on separate missions.
 * Taiyou literally means "Great Eagle", this is probably the reason why she handles her aircrafts like an eagle hunter.
 * The fuel tank in front of her is labeled "九七揮発油" (97 petrol/gasoline). The "97" is likely to be the octane value of the fuel.