fleet carrier Hiryu
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Fleet carrier Hiryu was a Japanese Imperial Navy aircraft carrier active during World War II, notably participating in the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| fleet carrier Hiryu canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
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aircraft carrier ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| aircraftTypeCarried |
Aichi D3A dive bombers
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Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters ⓘ Nakajima B5N torpedo bombers ⓘ |
| airGroupSize | approximately 70–80 aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
127 mm dual-purpose guns
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anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| builder | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1939 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
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surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| crewComplement | over 1,000 officers and men ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1942 ⓘ |
| designedFor | fast carrier task force operations ⓘ |
| displacement | about 17,300 tons standard ⓘ |
| fate | sunk at Battle of Midway ⓘ |
| flag |
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (variant as naval ensign)
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surface form:
Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan
|
| hullNumber | CV ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1936 ⓘ |
| launched | 1937 ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking | near Midway Atoll, Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| lostIn | carrier air attacks at Midway ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 34 knots ⓘ |
| naming | named after flying dragon (Hiryū) in Japanese ⓘ |
| navalFleet | First Air Fleet ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Kaku Tomeo
ⓘ
Tamotsu Takama ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
attack on Pearl Harbor
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surface form:
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Midway ⓘ Doolittle Raid response operations ⓘ Indian Ocean raid ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| role | fleet carrier ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | pre–World War II ⓘ |
| shipClass | Sōryū-class aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| sisterShip | Sōryū ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
one of six carriers in Pearl Harbor strike force
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only Japanese carrier to survive initial American strikes at Midway before later sinking ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
first wave of Pearl Harbor attack
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second wave of Pearl Harbor attack ⓘ |
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