Hiryū-class aircraft carrier

E44319

Imperial Japanese Navy ship class aircraft carrier class

The Hiryū-class aircraft carrier was a class of Imperial Japanese Navy fleet carriers of World War II, exemplified by the carrier Hiryū, known for its role in early Pacific War operations including the Battle of Midway.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Hiryu-class aircraft carrier	1
Hiryū-class	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Imperial Japanese Navy ship class ⓘ aircraft carrier class ⓘ
aircraftTypeCarried	dive bomber ⓘ fighter aircraft ⓘ torpedo bomber ⓘ
airGroupRole	fleet air arm base ⓘ
alliance	Axis ⓘ
armament	anti-aircraft guns ⓘ dual-purpose guns ⓘ
classification	Hiryū-class aircraft carrier self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Hiryū-class
conflict	Pacific War ⓘ World War II ⓘ
constructionMaterial	steel ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan
designedFor	carrier strike operations ⓘ naval aviation operations ⓘ
designedUnder	London Naval Conference (1930) ⓘ surface form: London Naval Treaty limitations Washington Naval Treaty limitations ⓘ
designPurpose	fast carrier task force operations ⓘ
era	World War II era ⓘ interwar period ⓘ
fleetRole	fleet carrier ⓘ
hasFlightDeck	yes ⓘ
hasIslandSuperstructure	yes ⓘ
hasPart	Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū ⓘ
namedAfter	Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū ⓘ
navalArchitectureType	flush-deck carrier ⓘ
navalDoctrine	Kido Butai ⓘ
navalTonnageClass	treaty-era carrier ⓘ
notableEngagement	attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor Battle of Midway ⓘ
notableShip	Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū ⓘ
operatedBy	Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
operator	First Air Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ surface form: Imperial Japanese Navy First Air Fleet
opposedBy	Allies of World War II ⓘ surface form: Allied powers United States Navy ⓘ
propulsion	oil-fired boilers ⓘ steam turbine ⓘ
serviceBranch	Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
shipCategory	capital ship ⓘ
shipType	fleet carrier ⓘ
strategicRole	offensive carrier strike ⓘ
theater	Indian Ocean ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ
usedBy	Axis powers ⓘ
usedIn	early Pacific War operations ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Hiryū-class aircraft carrier → classification → Hiryū-class aircraft carrier self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hiryū-class

Hiryu → shipClass → Hiryū-class aircraft carrier ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hiryu-class aircraft carrier

Hiryū → shipClass → Hiryū-class aircraft carrier ⓘ