Hiyo

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Hiyo was a Japanese aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese aircraft carrier
World War II warship
warship
aircraftRole carrier-based dive bombers
carrier-based fighters
carrier-based torpedo bombers
airGroupSize about 48 aircraft
armament anti-aircraft guns
belligerent Japan
builder Kawasaki Heavy Industries
causeOfSinking torpedo hits from U.S. carrier aircraft
commissioned 31 July 1942
conflict World War II
conversionFrom passenger liner Izumo Maru
country Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
crewComplement approximately 1,200 officers and men
dateOfSinking 19 June 1944
designOrigin converted from civilian design
displacement about 24,150 tons standard
about 27,500 tons full load
era World War II era
fate sunk in combat
hullNumber not formally numbered (converted merchant hull)
laidDown 30 November 1939
launched 24 June 1941
length approximately 219.3 metres
locationOfSinking Philippine Sea
maximumSpeed about 25.5 knots
nationality Japanese
navalCategory auxiliary-conversion carrier
operator Imperial Japanese Navy
opponent United States Navy
originalRole passenger liner
participatedIn Battle of the Philippine Sea
operations in the Central Pacific
operations in the Solomon Islands area
propulsion four shafts
steam turbines
serviceBranch Imperial Japanese Navy
serviceEndYear 1944
serviceEntryYear 1942
shipClass Hiyō-class aircraft carrier
surface form: Hiyo-class aircraft carrier
shipType fleet aircraft carrier
shipyard Kobe
sisterShip Junyo
theater Pacific War

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