file created: 12/07/02 00:35:43 , last update: 05/23/02
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CV Hosho
Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Hoso 1919/12/16
Asano, Tsurumi
1921/11/13 1922/12/27 1947/04/30
scrap
Namesake: "How a phoenix dives", implies power ("jak se fénix potápí" vyjádøení síly)
TTD differences from class:42: 16x25,12x12,7 / 45: 6x25
Camouflage:


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07 41/12/13   MainFor sail from Hashiradzima to Bonins and back   99 
41/12/08     MainFor/CarDiv3 11xA5M4, 8xB4Y1  
42/05 42/06   A2/MainFor/AirCovDiv xMidway-8xB5N2  
42/06       training ship  
42/07/28       damage(TF 38)  
45/04       reserve 3rd class  
45/06       reserve 4th class  
45/07/24       damage(TF 38)  
45/07/28       damage(TF 38)  
47/04/30       scrap  

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