Hiryū
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Hiryū was a Japanese aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy, best known for its crucial role and eventual sinking during the Battle of Midway in World War II.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hiryū canonical | 7 |
| Hiryu | 1 |
| chose to go down with his ship Hiryū | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
ⓘ
aircraft carrier ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| aircraftTypesCarried |
Aichi D3A dive bombers
ⓘ
surface form:
Aichi D3A "Val"
Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters ⓘ
surface form:
Mitsubishi A6M Zero
Nakajima B5N torpedo bombers ⓘ
surface form:
Nakajima B5N "Kate"
|
| airGroupSize | about 70–80 aircraft (varied over time) ⓘ |
| armament |
127 mm dual-purpose guns
ⓘ
25 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| builtBy | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal ⓘ |
| casualties | hundreds of crew killed or missing at Midway ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1939-07-05 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| crewComplement | over 1,100 officers and men ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1942-06-05 ⓘ |
| designFeature |
enclosed bow
ⓘ
island superstructure on port side ⓘ |
| displacement |
about 17,300 tons (standard)
ⓘ
about 20,250 tons (full load) ⓘ |
| fate | scuttled after being fatally damaged ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CV-2 (IJN internal designation, not US-style) ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1936-07-08 ⓘ |
| launched | 1937-11-16 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 227 meters ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking | near Midway Atoll ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 34 knots ⓘ |
| navalDoctrineRole | fleet carrier in Kido Butai ⓘ |
| notableAction | participated in first wave of Pearl Harbor air strikes ⓘ |
| notableFor | Battle of Midway ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Sōryū ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| roleAtMidway | launched counterstrikes against U.S. carriers ⓘ |
| shipClass | Hiryū-class aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| sisterShip | Sōryū ⓘ |
| sunkBy |
United States Navy aircraft
ⓘ
dive bombers from USS Enterprise ⓘ torpedoes from Japanese destroyers (scuttling) ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Battle of Midway ⓘ |
| survivorsRescuedBy | Japanese destroyers ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | Pacific War ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
attack on Pearl Harbor
ⓘ
surface form:
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Midway ⓘ Indian Ocean raid ⓘ |
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Hiryu
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chose to go down with his ship Hiryū