Zuihō
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Zuihō was a Japanese light aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served in several Pacific War operations before being sunk in the Battle off Cape Engaño in 1944.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zuihō canonical | 6 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
ⓘ
light aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| airGroupSize | about 30 aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
12.7 cm naval guns
ⓘ
25 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| beam | 18.2 metres ⓘ |
| builtAt | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | air attack ⓘ |
| commissioned | 27 December 1940 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Pacific War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| conversionUse | aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| dateOfSinking | 25 October 1944 ⓘ |
| displacement |
11300 tons (standard, approximate)
ⓘ
14000 tons (full load, approximate) ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in action ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1934 ⓘ |
| launched | 1935 ⓘ |
| length | 205.5 metres ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking |
Philippine Sea
ⓘ
off Cape Engaño ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 28 knots (approximate) ⓘ |
| navalTheater | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| originalType | submarine tender ⓘ |
| partOf |
Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese Mobile Fleet
|
| previousName | Takasaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
carrier air support
ⓘ
decoy carrier force ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| shipClass |
Zuihō-class aircraft carrier
ⓘ
surface form:
Shōhō-class aircraft carrier
|
| sunkIn | Battle off Cape Engaño ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Battle of Coral Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Coral Sea
Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands ⓘ Battle off Cape Engaño ⓘ Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ
surface form:
Guadalcanal Campaign
|
| usedAs |
escort carrier
ⓘ
fleet carrier (light) ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.