Hiryū
E7410
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.
Aliases (1)
- Hiryu ×1
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
→
aircraft carrier → warship → |
| aircraftTypesCarried |
Aichi D3A "Val"
→
Mitsubishi A6M Zero → 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
→
Battle of Midway → Indian Ocean raid → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Battle of Midway
→
|
involvedShipJapan |
|
Battle of Midway
→
|
lostByJapan |
|
Imperial Japanese Navy
("Hiryu")
→
|
notableShip |
|
Sōryū
→
|
successorInClass |