Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū

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Imperial Japanese Navy ship aircraft carrier warship

The Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū was a fleet carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that played a major role in early Pacific War operations before being sunk at the Battle of Midway in 1942.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū canonical	5
Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Imperial Japanese Navy ship ⓘ aircraft carrier ⓘ warship ⓘ
aircraftType	Aichi D3A dive bombers ⓘ surface form: Aichi D3A Mitsubishi A6M ⓘ surface form: Mitsubishi A6M Zero Nakajima B5N ⓘ
airGroupSize	about 70–80 aircraft ⓘ
armament	127 mm dual-purpose guns ⓘ 25 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ
battle	attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor Battle of Midway ⓘ Indian Ocean raid ⓘ
builder	Yokosuka Naval Arsenal ⓘ
category	1937 ships ⓘ Ships sunk at the Battle of Midway ⓘ World War II aircraft carriers of Japan ⓘ
causeOfLoss	bomb damage and uncontrollable fires ⓘ
commissioned	1939-07-05 ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan
crewComplement	about 1200 officers and men ⓘ
dateSunk	1942-06-05 ⓘ
designCharacteristic	modified design of Sōryū ⓘ
displacementFullLoad	about 20000 tons ⓘ
displacementStandard	about 17000 tons ⓘ
era	World War II ⓘ
fate	sunk at the Battle of Midway ⓘ
flagshipOf	Carrier Division 2 ⓘ
laidDown	1936-07-08 ⓘ
launched	1937-11-16 ⓘ
length	about 227 meters ⓘ
maximumSpeed	about 34 knots ⓘ
nameMeaning	Flying Dragon ⓘ
navalArchitecturalFeature	island superstructure on port side ⓘ
notableCommander	Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi ⓘ
operator	Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
placeSunk	Pacific Ocean ⓘ
propulsion	4 shafts ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ
roleInIndianOceanRaid	took part in attacks on British forces in the Indian Ocean ⓘ
roleInMidway	launched strikes against U.S. forces at Midway ⓘ
roleInPearlHarbor	launched air strikes on U.S. bases on Oahu ⓘ
scuttledBy	Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers ⓘ
shipClass	Sōryū-class aircraft carrier ⓘ
sisterShip	Japanese aircraft carrier Sōryū ⓘ
sunkBy	United States Navy aircraft ⓘ surface form: U.S. Navy aircraft
sunkDuringOperation	U.S. counterattacks at Midway ⓘ
theater	Pacific War ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hiryū-class aircraft carrier → hasPart → Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū ⓘ

Hiryū-class aircraft carrier → namedAfter → Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū ⓘ

Hiryū-class aircraft carrier → notableShip → Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū ⓘ

CV-2 (IJN internal designation, not US-style) → designates → Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū ⓘ

subject surface form: CV-2

Tamon Yamaguchi → command → Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū ⓘ

Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi → shipCommanded → Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū ⓘ

subject surface form: Tamon Yamaguchi

this entity surface form: Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu