Japanese carrier Shoho
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Japanese carrier Shoho was a light aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II, notable for being the first Japanese carrier sunk during the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Japanese carrier Shoho canonical | 1 |
| aircraft carrier Shōhō | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
ⓘ
light aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| armedForceBranch | naval aviation support ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II in the Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| era | World War II-era warship ⓘ |
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early loss that influenced Japanese carrier strength in 1942 ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking | Coral Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalTheater | South West Pacific Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first Japanese aircraft carrier sunk in World War II
ⓘ
first Japanese carrier sunk in the Battle of the Coral Sea ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of the Coral Sea
NERFINISHED
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Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| role | aircraft transport and fleet carrier support ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1942 ⓘ |
| shipClass | light aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| sinkingDate | 1942-05-07 ⓘ |
| status | lost in action ⓘ |
| sunkBy |
United States Navy aircraft
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
carrier-based aircraft from USS Lexington ⓘ carrier-based aircraft from USS Yorktown ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Battle of the Coral Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
aircraft carrier Shōhō