Zuihō-class aircraft carrier
GPTKB entity
Statements (75)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:aircraft
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| gptkbp:aircraft_operated |
gptkb:Kate_torpedo_bomber
gptkb:Val_dive_bomber gptkb:Zero_fighter 30 aircraft |
| gptkbp:armament |
anti-aircraft guns
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| gptkbp:base |
Kure Naval Base.
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| gptkbp:class |
Zuihō-class
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| gptkbp:commissioned |
1941
1947 |
| gptkbp:constructed_in |
gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Japan
|
| gptkbp:crew |
1,500 personnel
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| gptkbp:decommissioned |
1947
1947-01-01 |
| gptkbp:deployment |
Pacific Theater
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| gptkbp:design |
modified from the previous classes.
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| gptkbp:displacement |
20,000 tons
|
| gptkbp:fate |
scrapped
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| gptkbp:features |
angled flight deck.
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
developed during the interwar period.
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
first Japanese carrier to be built after the Washington Naval Treaty.
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Zuihō-class aircraft carrier
|
| gptkbp:launch_date |
1940-05-01
|
| gptkbp:launched |
gptkb:1940
|
| gptkbp:length |
248 meters
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| gptkbp:name |
gptkb:Shōkaku
Zuihō |
| gptkbp:notable_operations |
gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea |
| gptkbp:notable_ships |
2
|
| gptkbp:operational_area |
1941 to 1947.
|
| gptkbp:operational_range |
limited due to fuel constraints.
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
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| gptkbp:primary_function |
supporting naval operations.
aircraft launch and recovery. |
| gptkbp:role |
gptkb:battle
|
| gptkbp:served_in |
gptkb:World_War_II
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| gptkbp:significant_event |
supported the Japanese invasion of the Philippines.
engaged in the Battle of Coral Sea. engaged in the Battle of Leyte. engaged in the Battle of Midway. engaged in the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands. engaged in the Battle of the Coral Sea. engaged in the Battle of the Solomon Islands. engaged in the Battle of the Surigao Strait. involved in the Battle of Guadalcanal. involved in the Battle of Iwo Jima. involved in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. involved in the Battle of the Java Sea. involved in the Battle of the Philippine Sea. involved in the Battle of the Philippines. operated in the Indian Ocean. operated in the South China Sea. operated in the South Pacific. participated in the Battle of Mindanao. participated in the Battle of Tarawa. participated in the Battle of the Coral Sea. participated in the Battle of the Java Sea. participated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea. participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor. supported operations in the Solomon Islands. supported the Japanese invasion of Malaya. supported the invasion of Okinawa. took part in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. took part in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. took part in the Battle of the Eastern Solomons. supported the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies. |
| gptkbp:sister_ship |
gptkb:Shōkaku
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| gptkbp:speed |
30 knots
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| gptkbp:status |
scrapped in 1948.
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| gptkbp:year_created |
1941-08-01
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:IJN_Zuihō
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|