Ryūjō
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Ryūjō was a light aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served in the early years of World War II before being sunk during the Battle of the Eastern Solomons in 1942.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
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light aircraft carrier ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
Aichi D3A dive bombers
NERFINISHED
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Mitsubishi A5M fighters (early war) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters NERFINISHED ⓘ Nakajima B5N torpedo bombers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airGroupSize | approximately 37 aircraft (varied over time) ⓘ |
| armament |
127 mm dual-purpose guns
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25 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| belligerentSide |
Axis Powers
NERFINISHED
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Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | air attack by United States Navy carrier aircraft ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1933 ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn |
Second Sino-Japanese War
NERFINISHED
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World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| crewComplement | approximately 900–1,000 officers and men ⓘ |
| dateSunk | 24 August 1942 ⓘ |
| designedToComplyWith | Washington Naval Treaty displacement limits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 10,600 tons (standard) ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in combat in 1942 ⓘ |
| hullNumber | not formally numbered (pre-war IJN practice) ⓘ |
| isLeadShipOfClass | Ryūjō-class aircraft carrier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1929 ⓘ |
| launched | 1931 ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking | north of Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 29 knots ⓘ |
| modifiedAfter | stability problems discovered in early service ⓘ |
| navalFleet | Japanese Combined Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | Battle of the Eastern Solomons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
relatively small displacement for an aircraft carrier
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single continuous flight deck ⓘ |
| operationParticipatedIn |
Aleutian Islands campaign
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Indian Ocean raid (1942) NERFINISHED ⓘ Invasion of the Dutch East Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ Invasion of the Philippines (1941) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| shipClass | Ryūjō-class aircraft carrier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipType | light aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| status | wrecked ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Battle of the Eastern Solomons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Indian Ocean
NERFINISHED
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Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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