Hiyō-class aircraft carrier

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Hiyō-class aircraft carrier Imperial Japanese Navy ship class aircraft carrier aircraft carrier class

The Hiyō-class aircraft carrier was a pair of Japanese World War II fleet carriers converted from passenger liners, known for their service in the Imperial Japanese Navy’s carrier operations in the Pacific.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Hiyō-class aircraft carrier canonical	2
Hiyo-class aircraft carrier	1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hiyō-class aircraft carrier ⓘ Imperial Japanese Navy ship class ⓘ aircraft carrier ⓘ aircraft carrier class ⓘ
airGroupSize	about 48–53 aircraft ⓘ
armament	12 × 127 mm dual-purpose guns ⓘ 25 mm Type 96 anti-aircraft guns ⓘ
beam	approximately 26.7 meters ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
conversionReason	rapid expansion of carrier force after early war losses ⓘ
convertedFrom	passenger liner ⓘ passenger liner Kashiwara Maru NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
designFeature	hangar decks for aircraft storage ⓘ single continuous flight deck ⓘ starboard-side island superstructure ⓘ
displacement	approximately 24,000 tons standard ⓘ approximately 27,000 tons full load ⓘ
draft	approximately 8.15 meters ⓘ
era	World War II ⓘ surface form: World War II era
fate	both ships lost in World War II ⓘ
hasPart	Japanese aircraft carrier Hiyō NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese aircraft carrier Junyō NERFINISHED ⓘ
length	approximately 219 meters ⓘ
maximumSpeed	about 25.5 knots ⓘ
navy	Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfUnits	2 ⓘ
operatedBy	Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
operator	Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
participatedIn	Battle of the Philippine Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Solomon Islands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ operations in the Central Pacific ⓘ
propulsion	oil-fired boilers ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ
shipType	fleet carrier ⓘ
sunkIn	Battle of the Philippine Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
theaterOfOperations	Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	aircraft transport ⓘ carrier air operations ⓘ fleet support ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Japanese carrier Junyo → shipClass → Hiyō-class aircraft carrier ⓘ

Japanese carrier Hiyo → shipClass → Hiyō-class aircraft carrier ⓘ

Hiyo → shipClass → Hiyō-class aircraft carrier ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hiyo-class aircraft carrier