Sōryū-class aircraft carrier
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The Sōryū-class aircraft carrier was a class of fast, medium-sized Imperial Japanese Navy fleet carriers built in the late 1930s and used extensively during the early years of World War II in the Pacific.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sōryū-class aircraft carrier canonical | 4 |
| Soryu-class aircraft carrier | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship class
ⓘ
aircraft carrier class ⓘ |
| aircraftLaunchMethod | conventional take-off from flight deck ⓘ |
| aircraftRecoveryMethod | arrested landing on flight deck ⓘ |
| allianceContext | Axis powers naval forces ⓘ |
| armamentType |
anti-aircraft guns
ⓘ
anti-ship guns ⓘ carrier-based aircraft ⓘ |
| builtFor | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| category |
Japanese aircraft carrier class
ⓘ
World War II aircraft carrier class ⓘ |
| classification | fleet carrier ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | late 1930s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Imperial Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| designedAgainst | U.S. Navy and Allied fleets in the Pacific ⓘ |
| designedAs | fleet carrier ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Imperial Japanese Navy Technical Department
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Japanese Navy technical departments
|
| designedFor |
fleet scouting and air cover
ⓘ
offensive carrier strike operations ⓘ |
| designedToSupport | carrier air group operations ⓘ |
| designInfluence | earlier Japanese carrier development programs ⓘ |
| displacementClass | medium-sized aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| engagementType | carrier-based naval aviation operations ⓘ |
| era |
World War II era
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| flightDeckType | full-length flight deck ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | pre–World War II Japanese naval expansion ⓘ |
| hangarConfiguration | enclosed hangar decks ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | representative of pre-war Japanese fast carrier design philosophy ⓘ |
| hullType | steel warship hull ⓘ |
| militaryDomain | naval warfare ⓘ |
| navalArchitectureFeature | emphasis on speed over armor ⓘ |
| navalDoctrineRole | fast carrier task force operations ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | high speed for its time ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| primaryTheater | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| primaryWeaponSystem | carrier-based strike aircraft ⓘ |
| propulsionType | steam turbine ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | key component of early-war Japanese carrier strength ⓘ |
| strategicRole | power projection in the Pacific ⓘ |
| successorRole | precursor to later Japanese carrier classes ⓘ |
| usedBy |
First Air Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Japanese Navy First Air Fleet
|
| usedExtensivelyDuring | early years of World War II in the Pacific ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Pacific War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hiryū
subject surface form:
Soryu
this entity surface form:
Soryu-class aircraft carrier
subject surface form:
Hiryū