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.
Statements (48)
| 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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