After the war surviving Japanese ships of all sizes, including the carriers were used to repatriate Japanese military and civilian personnel from all over Asia and the Pacific. This is Katsuragi in 1946 with military and civilian personnel being returned to Japan. The hanger decks of the remaining carriers provided accommodations for hundreds, in come cases thousands of personnel. Katsuragi was scrapped beginning at the end of 1946.
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