Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō
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The Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō was the world’s first purpose-built aircraft carrier to enter service, playing a pioneering role in the development of naval aviation for the Imperial Japanese Navy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
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aircraft carrier ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| airGroup |
carrier-based bombers
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carrier-based fighters ⓘ |
| armament | anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
development of Japanese carrier air groups
ⓘ
early carrier landing experiments with arresting gear ⓘ |
| builder | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1922-12-27 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Japan
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surface form:
Empire of Japan
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| crewComplement | approximately 500 officers and men ⓘ |
| designFeature | island structure removed early in service to improve air operations ⓘ |
| displacement | about 7,470 tons standard ⓘ |
| enteredServiceAs | world’s first purpose-built aircraft carrier to enter service ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| flag |
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (variant as naval ensign)
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surface form:
Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan
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| flightDeckType | full-length flight deck ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first commissioned ship designed and built from the keel up as an aircraft carrier
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pioneering role in global naval aviation history ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1919-12-16 ⓘ |
| laterUse |
aircraft transport
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training carrier ⓘ |
| launched | 1921-11-13 ⓘ |
| length | about 168 meters overall ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 25 knots ⓘ |
| name | Hōshō ⓘ |
| nativeName | 鳳翔 ⓘ |
| navalService | served from early 1920s through World War II ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first purpose-built aircraft carrier completed and commissioned
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pioneering carrier aviation techniques for Japan ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Attack on Pearl Harbor support operations
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Battle of Midway ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Midway (as part of the Japanese fleet)
Pacific War ⓘ Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
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| pennantNumber | CV-1 ⓘ |
| primaryRole | development of naval aviation for the Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 shafts
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| roleInWorldWarII | initially front-line carrier, later training and support ship ⓘ |
| scrappedIn | late 1940s ⓘ |
| servedAs |
platform for developing Japanese carrier doctrine
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testbed for carrier landing and takeoff procedures ⓘ |
| shipClass | Hōshō-class aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| statusAfterWorldWarII | disarmed and used for repatriation duties ⓘ |
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