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.
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
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passenger liner Kashiwara Maru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designFeature |
hangar decks for aircraft storage
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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
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carrier air operations ⓘ fleet support ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.