Japanese aircraft carrier Chitose

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The Japanese aircraft carrier Chitose was a former seaplane tender converted into a light carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served in World War II before being sunk in the Pacific.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy ship
aircraft carrier
former seaplane tender
light aircraft carrier
airGroupSize approximately 30 aircraft
armament 12.7 cm naval guns
13.2 mm machine guns
25 mm anti-aircraft guns
attacker United States Navy carrier aircraft NERFINISHED
beam 21.7 metres
builder Kure Naval Arsenal NERFINISHED
causeOfSinking air attack
commissioned 25 July 1938
conflict World War II
conversionCompleted 1943
conversionStart 1943
convertedAt Kure Naval Arsenal NERFINISHED
convertedTo light aircraft carrier
country Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
crewComplement around 1,000 officers and men
displacementAsCarrier about 11,200 tons standard
displacementAsSeaplaneTender about 9,000 tons standard
fate sunk in action
flag Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan
hullNumber Chitose NERFINISHED
laidDown 26 November 1934
launched 29 November 1936
length 192.5 metres
locationBuilt Kure, Japan NERFINISHED
maximumSpeed 28 knots
navy Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED
operator Imperial Japanese Navy
originalType seaplane tender
participatedIn Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED
Battle of the Philippine Sea NERFINISHED
Battle off Cape Engaño NERFINISHED
propulsion geared turbines
oil-fired boilers
steam turbines
roleAtCapeEngano decoy carrier
serviceEnd 1944
serviceEntry 1938
shipClass Chitose-class aircraft carrier NERFINISHED
sisterShip Japanese aircraft carrier Chiyoda NERFINISHED
sunkDuring Battle off Cape Engaño NERFINISHED
sunkIn Philippine Sea NERFINISHED
sunkOn 25 October 1944
theater Pacific War

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Battle of Cape Engaño shipSunk Japanese aircraft carrier Chitose