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Low landing speeds of the time meant that aircraft had little difficulty in stopping, but their light weight made them vulnerable to wind gusts that could blow them over the side of the carrier, and the longitudinal wires helped to prevent that. Forward of the island was a collapsible crane for loading aircraft into the forward hangar. [10] [11]
Shōhō (Japanese: 祥鳳, "Auspicious Phoenix" or "Happy Phoenix") was a light aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Originally built as the submarine support ship Tsurugizaki (Japanese: 剣埼, "Sword Cape") in the late 1930s, she was converted before the Pacific War into an aircraft carrier and renamed.
A light aircraft carrier, or light fleet carrier, is an aircraft carrier smaller than the standard carriers of a navy. The precise definition of the type varies by country; light carriers typically have a complement of aircraft only one-half to two-thirds the size of a full-sized fleet carrier .
Zuihō-class aircraft carrier: Operators Imperial Japanese Navy: In commission: 30 September 1937–mid-1941 (as submarine tenders) 27 December 1940 – 25 October 1944 (as aircraft carriers) Completed: 2: Lost: 2: General characteristics (as built) Type: Light aircraft carrier: Displacement: 11,443 tonnes (11,262 long tons) Length: 205.5 m ...
Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō, an aircraft carrier launched in 1921 and scrapped in 1946 List of ships with the same or similar names This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names.
Hosho can refer to several things: Japanese warship Hōshō, launched in 1868; Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō, launched in 1921; Medals of Honor (Hōshō), several medals awarded by the Government of Japan; Hōshō (Noh school), school of Noh theatre; Hosho (instrument), a Zimbabwean musical instrument
By the end of June 1944, as the separate forces under Gen. MacArthur and Adm. Nimitz assembled for the invasion of the Philippines, the Allies had a total of 21 operational fleet and light carriers in the Pacific and Japan had four. By the end of the war, the Allies had 32 fleet and light carriers operational in the Pacific. Japan had none.
A second carrier unit, Task Force 95, served as a blockade force in the Yellow Sea off the west coast of North Korea. The task force consisted of a Commonwealth light carrier (HMS Triumph, Theseus, Glory, Ocean, and HMAS Sydney) and usually a U.S. escort carrier (USS Badoeng Strait, Bairoko, Point Cruz, Rendova, and Sicily).