Shōhō
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Shōhō was a Japanese light aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, notable for being the first Japanese carrier sunk in the war during the Battle of the Coral Sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shōhō canonical | 4 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
ⓘ
light aircraft carrier ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| airGroupSize | about 30 aircraft ⓘ |
| airGroupType |
Aichi D3A dive bombers
ⓘ
Mitsubishi A5M fighters ⓘ Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters ⓘ Nakajima B5N torpedo bombers ⓘ |
| armament |
8 × 12.7 cm/40 Type 89 dual-purpose guns
ⓘ
Type 96 25 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| beam | about 18.2 m ⓘ |
| builder | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | air attack by U.S. carrier aircraft ⓘ |
| commissioned | 30 November 1939 ⓘ |
| conversionCompleted | 1942 ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| crewComplement | around 785 officers and men ⓘ |
| dateSunk | 7 May 1942 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 14,200 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 11,200 tons ⓘ |
| draft | about 6.6 m ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in action ⓘ |
| flag |
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (variant as naval ensign)
ⓘ
surface form:
Naval Ensign of the Empire of Japan
|
| historicalSignificance | first Japanese aircraft carrier sunk in World War II ⓘ |
| laidDown | 3 December 1934 ⓘ |
| laidDownAs | Tsurugizaki ⓘ |
| launched | 1 June 1935 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | about 205.5 m ⓘ |
| locationSunk | Coral Sea ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 28 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | auspicious phoenix ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Coral Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Coral Sea
|
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| opposingForcesAtSinking | United States Navy ⓘ |
| originalType |
seaplane carrier
ⓘ
submarine tender ⓘ |
| powerOutput | about 52,000 shp ⓘ |
| previousName | Tsurugizaki ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| reclassificationDate | 22 January 1942 ⓘ |
| reclassifiedAs | aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| serviceEntryConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| shaftCount | 2 ⓘ |
| shipClass | Zuihō-class aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| shipType | light aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| shipyard | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal ⓘ |
| sisterShip | Zuihō ⓘ |
| sunkAtBattle |
Battle of Coral Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Coral Sea
|
| theater | Pacific War ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Battle of the Coral Sea
subject surface form:
Battle of the Coral Sea