Station HYPO
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Station HYPO was a U.S. Navy signals intelligence and cryptanalysis unit in Hawaii that played a crucial role in breaking Japanese naval codes and enabling the American victory at the Battle of Midway.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Station HYPO canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Navy organization
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cryptanalysis unit ⓘ signals intelligence unit ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
United States Navy
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surface form:
Fleet Radio Unit, Pacific (FRUPAC)
|
| basedAt |
Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Pearl Harbor Naval Station
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| classification | code name ⓘ |
| conflict |
Pacific War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
American victory at the Battle of Midway
ⓘ
U.S. naval successes in the Pacific ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| domain |
cryptology
ⓘ
military intelligence ⓘ |
| era | 1940s ⓘ |
| impact | altered U.S. naval strategy in the Pacific ⓘ |
| languageOfTargetCommunications | Japanese ⓘ |
| location |
Hawaii
ⓘ
Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
|
| notableWork |
breaking Japanese naval codes
ⓘ
cryptanalysis of Japanese Navy code JN-25 ⓘ intelligence support for the Battle of Midway ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
U.S. Navy cryptologic effort
ⓘ
U.S. Navy signals intelligence ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | decrypt Japanese naval communications ⓘ |
| regionOfOperations | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| resultedIn | improved U.S. situational awareness of Japanese operations ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | enabled U.S. forces to anticipate Japanese movements at Midway ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Battle of Midway ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | high ⓘ |
| supportedBy | radio intercept stations in the Pacific ⓘ |
| targetOfIntelligence | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
|
| typeOfActivity |
codebreaking
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radio interception ⓘ signals intelligence ⓘ |
| usedFor |
operational planning
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strategic intelligence ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.