file created: 12/07/02 01:05:02 , last update: 07/28/00
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CV Taiho
Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Taiho 1941/07/10
Kawasaki Kobe
1943/04/07 1944/03/07 1944/06/19
sunk
Namesake: "Great or Greater Phoenix" ("mocný nebo větší fénix")
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/03/28 44/04/04     sail from Kure to Lingga   99 
44/06/13 44/06/19     xPhilip - 601st kokutai (part): 26xA6M5, 23xD4Y, 17xB6N, 2xD3A   104 
44/06/19   A-Go ForA/CarDiv1 xPhilip -sunk(Albacore) NNW of Yap  

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