Great Phoenix

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Great Phoenix is the English translation of "Taihō," the mythologically inspired name given to the Imperial Japanese Navy’s World War II aircraft carrier.

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Great Phoenix canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft carrier
warship
class Taihō-class aircraft carrier
conflict World War II
countryOfOrigin Empire of Japan
linked to: Imperial Japan
designedAs modern armored carrier for the Imperial Japanese Navy
era World War II era
linked to: World War II
fate sunk in combat during World War II
hasEnglishName Great Phoenix
hasLanguageOfOriginalName Japanese
hasNameMeaning Great Phoenix
hasNotableFeature armored flight deck
closed hangar design
hasOriginalName Taihō
isLeadShipOfClass Taihō-class aircraft carrier
namedAfter mythological phoenix
nameEtymology mythologically inspired name
navalAffiliation Axis powers
navalRole capital ship
operatedBy Imperial Japanese Navy
propulsion conventional-powered
serviceBranch Japanese Navy
shipType aircraft carrier
fleet carrier
sinkingCause subsequent internal explosions
torpedo attack
sunkBy United States Navy submarine USS Albacore
linked to: USS Albacore
sunkIn Battle of the Philippine Sea
theaterOfOperations Pacific War
usedBy Imperial Japanese Navy

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Japanese carrier Taiho namesake Great Phoenix
Great Phoenix hasEnglishName Great Phoenix
Great Phoenix hasNameMeaning Great Phoenix