Hiryu

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:A6_M_Zero
gptkb:B5_N_Kate
gptkb:D3_A_Val
60 aircraft
2 hangars
Carrier-based operations
Catapult system
gptkbp:armament 8 × 127 mm guns
4 × 533 mm torpedo tubes
24 × 25 mm guns
gptkbp:class gptkb:Hiryu-class_aircraft_carrier
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_Kiyoshi_Hasegawa
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1940
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Kawasaki_Dockyard
gptkbp:crew 1,500 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1947
gptkbp:design Modified Akagi design
gptkbp:displacement 30,000 tons
gptkbp:fate sunk during the Battle of Midway
gptkbp:first_flight Straight flight deck
gptkbp:historical_event Involved in the Battle of the Philippine Sea
Engaged in the Battle of Eastern Solomons
Engaged in the Battle of Midway
Engaged in the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands
Engaged in the Battle of the Coral Sea
Final operations in the Pacific War.
Involved in the Battle of Iwo Jima
Involved in the Battle of Leyte Gulf
Involved in the Battle of Okinawa
Participated in the Guadalcanal Campaign
Participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor
Supported landings in the Philippines
Supported operations in the Solomon Islands
gptkbp:historical_significance One of the few carriers to survive early Pacific battles
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Kure,_Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hiryu
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkbp:launched 1937
gptkbp:length 248 meters
gptkbp:losses gptkb:1942
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_Santa_Cruz_Islands
gptkb:Battle_of_Eastern_Solomons
gptkbp:operational_range 1,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Flying_Dragon
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sister_ship Soryu
gptkbp:speed 34 knots
gptkbp:status Scrapped