CV-2 (IJN internal designation, not US-style)
E44322
Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier
Imperial Japanese Navy internal designation
fleet aircraft carrier
hull designation
CV-2 was the Imperial Japanese Navy’s internal hull designation for the fleet aircraft carrier Hiryū, one of the principal carriers in the early Pacific War.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hiryū | 0 |
| CV-2 | 0 |
| CV-3 (IJN designation) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy internal designation ⓘ fleet aircraft carrier ⓘ hull designation ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Kido Butai
ⓘ
surface form:
Kido Butai (First Air Fleet carrier strike force)
|
| airGroupRole |
dive bombers
ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ torpedo bombers ⓘ |
| airGroupType | carrier-based aircraft ⓘ |
| armamentType | carrier-based aircraft as primary armament ⓘ |
| attackOnPearlHarborRole | launched carrier air strikes on Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| class | Sōryū-class aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| conflict |
Pacific War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| dateOfSinking | 1942-06-05 ⓘ |
| designates | Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū ⓘ |
| designedFor | offensive carrier strike operations ⓘ |
| differentFrom |
USS Lexington (CV-2)
ⓘ
USS Lexington (CV-2) ⓘ United States Navy hull classification symbol CV-2 ⓘ |
| displacement | about 17000 tons standard ⓘ |
| era | World War II era ⓘ |
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| fleet | First Air Fleet ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| navalDesignationSystem | IJN internal hull number system ⓘ |
| navalTheater | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| notableFor |
participation in the Battle of Midway
ⓘ
participation in the Indian Ocean Raid ⓘ participation in the attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| refersToPeriod | early Pacific War ⓘ |
| role |
capital ship
ⓘ
fleet carrier ⓘ |
| secondaryArmamentType | anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| sisterShip | Sōryū ⓘ |
| status | war loss ⓘ |
| strategicRole | power projection in the Pacific ⓘ |
| sunkBy |
United States Navy aircraft
ⓘ
air attack ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Battle of Midway ⓘ |
| type | conventionally powered aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| usedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
CV-3 (IJN designation)