Jun’yō
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Jun’yō was a Japanese aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive service in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft carrier
ⓘ
warship ⓘ |
| aircraftLaunchMethod | conventional take-off from flight deck ⓘ |
| aircraftRecoveryMethod | arrestor wires on flight deck ⓘ |
| aircraftTypeCarried |
dive bombers
ⓘ
fighters ⓘ torpedo bombers ⓘ |
| airGroupSize | around 50–60 aircraft ⓘ |
| armament | anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| builder |
Nippon Kokan K. K.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yokohama Dockyard and Engine Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| conversionUse | aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| crewComplement | over 1,000 officers and men ⓘ |
| damagedBy |
U.S. carrier aircraft
ⓘ
U.S. submarines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacement | about 24,000 tons standard ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| homePort |
Kure Naval Base
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sasebo Naval Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullType | flush-deck carrier ⓘ |
| islandSuperstructure | starboard side ⓘ |
| laidDownAs | Kashiwara Maru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| launchedYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 219 meters ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | Naval Ensign of the Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDamage | torpedo damage in 1944 ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| originalType | passenger liner hull ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
air support for amphibious operations
ⓘ
fleet carrier ⓘ |
| scrappedInCountry | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scrappedPeriod | late 1940s ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipClass | Hiyō-class aircraft carrier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sisterShip | Hiyō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status1945 | heavily damaged and inactive ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific Theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Battle of the Aleutian Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of the Philippine Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Guadalcanal Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 25 knots ⓘ |
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