Tsurugizaki

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Tsurugizaki was the original name of the Imperial Japanese Navy vessel that was later converted into and commissioned as the light aircraft carrier Shōhō during World War II.

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Label Occurrences
Tsurugizaki canonical 2

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Statements (24)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy ship
seaplane tender
associatedWith Pacific War
convertedInto light aircraft carrier Shōhō
convertedRole aircraft carrier
light aircraft carrier
country Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan

Japan
era World War II era
fate converted and recommissioned as Shōhō
flag Naval Ensign of the Empire of Japan
hasRole aviation support ship
hasSuccessor Shōhō
languageOfName Japanese
laterName Shōhō
namedAfter Cape Tsurugi (Tsurugizaki)
linked to: Cape Tsurugi
navalFleet Japanese Combined Fleet
operator Imperial Japanese Navy
originalNameOf aircraft carrier Shōhō
partOf Imperial Japanese Navy auxiliary fleet
serviceBranch Imperial Japanese Navy
shipType seaplane tender
successorShipIdentity Shōhō
usedInConflict World War II

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shōhō laidDownAs Tsurugizaki
Shōhō previousName Tsurugizaki