Japanese aircraft carrier Zuihō

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The Japanese aircraft carrier Zuihō was a light carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served in several major Pacific War engagements before being sunk in 1944.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy ship
aircraft carrier
light aircraft carrier
airGroupSize about 30 aircraft
airGroupType Aichi D3A dive bombers NERFINISHED
Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters NERFINISHED
Nakajima B5N torpedo bombers NERFINISHED
armament 12.7 cm dual-purpose guns
25 mm Type 96 anti-aircraft guns
beam about 18 meters
builder Yokosuka Naval Arsenal NERFINISHED
causeOfSinking air attack by U.S. carrier aircraft
commissioned 1940
conflict Pacific War
convertedToCarrier late 1940
country Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
crewComplement around 800 officers and men
displacementFullLoad approximately 14000 tons
displacementStandard approximately 11300 tons
fleetAssignment First Air Fleet NERFINISHED
Third Fleet NERFINISHED
functionAtLeyteGulf decoy carrier
laidDown 1934
launched 1935
length about 205 meters
locationOfSinking off Luzon, Philippines
maximumSpeed about 28 knots
namedAfter auspicious phoenix (Zuihō) NERFINISHED
operator Imperial Japanese Navy
originalType submarine depot ship
participatedInOperation Operation Sho-Go NERFINISHED
previousName Takasaki NERFINISHED
propulsion 2 shafts
steam turbines
roleInBattle provided air cover for invasion forces at Coral Sea
provided air cover for the Pearl Harbor invasion force
serviceStart World War II NERFINISHED
shipClass Shōhō-class aircraft carrier NERFINISHED
sisterShip Japanese aircraft carrier Shōhō NERFINISHED
status sunk
sunk 1944
sunkAtBattle Battle off Cape Engaño NERFINISHED
sunkDuring Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED
sunkOnDate 25 October 1944
taskForce Vice Admiral Jisaburō Ozawa’s Northern Force at Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED
tookPartIn Attack on Pearl Harbor NERFINISHED
Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED
Battle of the Coral Sea NERFINISHED
Battle of the Eastern Solomons NERFINISHED
Battle of the Philippine Sea NERFINISHED
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands NERFINISHED

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Battle of Cape Engaño shipSunk Japanese aircraft carrier Zuihō
Zuihō-class aircraft carrier hasMember Japanese aircraft carrier Zuihō