Kaga-class aircraft carrier

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aircraft carrier class planned ship class

The Kaga-class aircraft carrier was a planned class of Japanese aircraft carriers derived from the Izumo-class helicopter destroyers, intended to operate fixed-wing STOVL jets like the F-35B.

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aircraft carrier class → planned ship class →
aircraftLaunchAndRecovery	STOVL operations →
basedOnConversionOf	JS Izumo (DDH-183) → JS Kaga (DDH-184) →
belongsToNavy	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force →
conversionType	helicopter destroyer to aircraft carrier conversion →
countryOfOrigin	Japan →
derivedFrom	Izumo-class helicopter destroyer →
designedFor	F-35B operations →
designedForEnvironment	East China Sea → South China Sea → Western Pacific →
era	21st century →
flightDeckType	full-length flight deck →
hasShip	JS Izumo (DDH-183) → JS Kaga (DDH-184) →
intendedAircraftModel	Lockheed Martin F-35B →
intendedAircraftType	fixed-wing STOVL aircraft →
intendedRole	aircraft carrier →
namedAfter	Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga →
navalForce	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force →
operator	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force →
partOf	Japan Self-Defense Forces modernization program →
primaryMission	air defense → fleet air support →
propulsionType	conventional →
secondaryMission	amphibious support → humanitarian assistance and disaster relief →
serviceBranch	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force →
status	conversion of existing ships rather than new-build hulls →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kaga →	shipClass