Japanese aircraft carrier Chiyoda
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The Japanese aircraft carrier Chiyoda was a light carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II that was originally built as a seaplane tender and later converted, ultimately being sunk during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy warship
ⓘ
World War II warship ⓘ light aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| airGroupSize | around 30 aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
12.7 cm dual-purpose guns
ⓘ
13.2 mm machine guns ⓘ 25 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 21.7 meters ⓘ |
| builder | Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Kobe, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carried |
Aichi D3A dive bombers
NERFINISHED
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Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters NERFINISHED ⓘ Nakajima B5N torpedo bombers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | air attack by U.S. carrier aircraft ⓘ |
| commissioned | 25 December 1938 ⓘ |
| completedConversion | 1 January 1944 ⓘ |
| convertedToCarrier | 1943 ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| crewComplement | around 1,000 officers and men ⓘ |
| dateSunk | 25 October 1944 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | about 14,800 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 11,200 tons ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in action ⓘ |
| fleetAssignment |
Mobile Fleet
NERFINISHED
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Third Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | Chiyoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 14 December 1934 ⓘ |
| laterRole | light aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| launched | 19 November 1936 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | approximately 192.5 meters ⓘ |
| locationSunk | off Cape Engaño, Luzon, Philippines ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 29 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Chiyoda (an area associated with the Imperial Palace in Tokyo) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| originalRole | seaplane tender ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Aleutian Islands campaign
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Midway support operations ⓘ Battle of the Philippine Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle off Cape Engaño NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preConversionRole | submarine tender for midget submarines ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 shafts
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geared turbines ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ |
| shipClass | Chitose-class aircraft carrier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sisterShip | Japanese aircraft carrier Chitose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Battle off Cape Engaño NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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