CV-2
E254518
CV-2 refers to the Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Hiryū, a key fleet carrier that participated in major early Pacific War battles before being sunk at Midway in 1942.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CV-2 canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
ⓘ
aircraft carrier ⓘ fleet carrier ⓘ |
| aircraftLaunchedAt |
Battle of Midway
ⓘ
surface form:
Midway attack
attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ
surface form:
Pearl Harbor attack
|
| airGroupSizeEarlyWar | about 70 aircraft ⓘ |
| airGroupType |
dive bombers
ⓘ
fighters ⓘ torpedo bombers ⓘ |
| armament |
127 mm dual-purpose guns
ⓘ
25 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| attackedByAircraftFrom |
USS Enterprise (CV-6)
ⓘ
surface form:
USS Enterprise
USS Yorktown ⓘ |
| beam | 22.3 m ⓘ |
| builder | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | U.S. carrier air attack ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Captain Tomeo Kaku
ⓘ
Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1939-07-05 ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| crewComplement | about 1200 officers and men ⓘ |
| dateSunk | 1942-06-05 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | about 20000 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 17000 tons ⓘ |
| fate | scuttled after heavy damage ⓘ |
| flagshipOf |
2nd Carrier Division
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Carrier Division
|
| hasName | Hiryū ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | Flying Dragon ⓘ |
| homePort |
Imperial Japanese Navy Kure Naval District
ⓘ
surface form:
Kure Naval District
|
| laidDownOn | 1936-07-08 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1937-11-16 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 227.5 m ⓘ |
| locationSunk | northwest of Midway Atoll ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 34 knots ⓘ |
| navalTheater | Pacific War ⓘ |
| notableFor | participation in early Pacific War carrier operations ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Sōryū ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| shipClass |
Hiryū-class aircraft carrier
ⓘ
surface form:
Hiryū-class
|
| shipType | aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| sisterShipOf | Sōryū ⓘ |
| sunkAtBattle | Battle of Midway ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
attack on Pearl Harbor
ⓘ
surface form:
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Midway ⓘ Indian Ocean raid ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Ocean Raid
Japanese occupation of Wake Island ⓘ
surface form:
Invasion of Wake Island
Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Operations in the South Pacific 1942
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.