Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō
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The Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō was a light carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive service in the early Pacific War before being sunk at the Battle of the Eastern Solomons in 1942.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
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aircraft carrier → light aircraft carrier → |
| airGroupSize |
about 37 aircraft
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| armament |
127 mm dual-purpose guns
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25 mm anti-aircraft guns → |
| beam |
about 20.3 meters
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| builder |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
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Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard → |
| causeOfSinking |
air attack by U.S. Navy carrier aircraft
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| commissioned |
1933-05-09
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| conflict |
World War II
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| country |
Empire of Japan
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| crewComplement |
around 900 officers and men
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| dateOfSinking |
1942-08-24
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| designedFor |
Washington Naval Treaty limitations
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| designFeature |
single hangar deck
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starboard-side island superstructure → |
| designIssue |
top-heavy and stability problems
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| displacementFullLoad |
about 12,700 tons
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| displacementStandard |
about 8,000 tons
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| fate |
sunk in combat
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| laidDown |
1929-11-26
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| launched |
1931-04-02
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| lengthOverall |
about 180 meters
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| locationOfSinking |
north of Guadalcanal
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| modernized |
1934–1936
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| modification |
flight deck extended
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hull deepened to improve stability → |
| name |
Ryūjō
NERFINISHED
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| nativeName |
龍驤
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| notableFor |
extensive early-war carrier operations in the Pacific
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| operator |
Imperial Japanese Navy
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| opponentAtSinking |
United States Navy
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| participatedIn |
Aleutian Islands campaign
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Attack on the Philippines (1941) → Battle of the Eastern Solomons NERFINISHED → Indian Ocean raids (1942) → Invasion of the Dutch East Indies → Second Sino-Japanese War → |
| propulsion |
6 boilers
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steam turbines → |
| role |
carrier air support in China
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| serviceEntryContext |
pre–World War II Imperial Japanese Navy expansion
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| shaftCount |
2
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| shipClass |
Ryūjō-class aircraft carrier
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| sunkAt |
Battle of the Eastern Solomons
NERFINISHED
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| theater |
Pacific War
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| topSpeed |
about 29 knots
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Kure Naval Arsenal
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notableShipConstructed |