IJN · CV
Hosho
Photos and infoCarrier. The name is the flying phoenix. Asano Shipbuilding, Tsurumi, finished at Yokosuka. Commissioned 27 December 1922, the first purpose-built carrier to enter service. At Midway she was with the Main Body and was not sunk. One of her aircraft photographed the abandoned Hiryu. After the surrender her hangar was fitted with berths, and she brought men home from the Marshalls.
| Type | Aircraft carrier (CV) |
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| Builder | Asano Shipbuilding, Tsurumi |
| Launched | 1921-11-13 |
| Commissioned | 1922-12-27 |
| Fate | Afloat. First purpose-built aircraft carrier commissioned. With the Main Body at Midway and not in the carrier fight. On 19 March 1945 small bombs hit the flight deck. Not credited to one plane. After the surrender she brought men home from the Marshalls. Broken up in 1947. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
Hosho off Kure, while she was being fitted as a repatriation transport. U.S. Navy photograph 80-G-351904, cataloged as 13 October 1945. The name is not readable in this picture. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
JTToshima, JiroCaptain from 27 December 1922Relieved on 1 April 1923HFFukuyo, HeizaburoCaptain from 1 April 1923Relieved on 1 December 1923RKKaizu, RyutaroCaptain from 1 December 1923Relieved on 15 April 1925SKKobayashi, SeizaburoCaptain from 15 April 1925Relieved on 1 November 1926GKKawamura, GiichiroCaptain from 1 November 1926Relieved on 1 November 1927KKKitagawa, KiyoshiCaptain from 1 November 1927Relieved on 10 December 1928
Hara, GoroCaptain from 10 December 1928Relieved on 30 November 1929
Wada, HidehoCaptain from 30 November 1929Relieved on 1 December 1930
Kondo, EijiroCaptain from 1 December 1930Relieved on 14 November 1931RHHorie, RokuroCaptain from 14 November 1931Relieved on 1 December 1932TMMitsunami, TeizoCaptain from 1 December 1932Relieved on 20 October 1933RTTakeda, RokukichiCaptain from 20 October 1933Relieved on 15 November 1934SYYamagata, SeigoCaptain from 15 November 1934Relieved on 12 June 1935KTTerada, KokichiCaptain from 12 June 1935Relieved on 15 November 1935MSSakamaki, MunetakaCaptain from 15 November 1935Relieved on 16 November 1936
Kusaka, RyunosukeCaptain from 16 November 1936Relieved on 16 October 1937
Jojima, TakatsuguCaptain from 16 October 1937Relieved on 15 November 1939
Harada, KakuCaptain from 15 November 1939Relieved on 20 August 1940USSugimoto, UshieCaptain from 20 August 1940Relieved on 11 November 1940
Kikuchi, TomozoCaptain from 11 November 1940Relieved on 5 September 1941KUUmetani, KaoruCaptain from 5 September 1941Relieved on 1 August 1942BYYamaguchi, BunjiroCaptain from 1 August 1942Relieved on 15 November 1942KHHattori, KatsujiCaptain from 15 November 1942Relieved on 5 July 1943
Kaizuka, TakeoCaptain from 5 July 1943Relieved on 18 December 1943YMMatsuura, YoshiCaptain from 18 December 1943Relieved on 1 March 1944KKKoda, KiyoshiCaptain from 1 March 1944Relieved on 6 July 1944YMMurota, YujiroCaptain from 6 July 1944Relieved on 5 March 1945SOOsuga, ShuichiCaptain from 5 March 1945Relieved on 18 May 1945KFFurutani, KeijiCaptain from 18 May 1945Relieved on 20 September 1945KKKaneoka, KunizoCaptain from 20 September 1945Relieved on 8 March 1946
Hara, GoroCaptain from 10 December 1928Relieved on 30 November 1929Wada, HidehoCaptain from 30 November 1929Relieved on 1 December 1930Kondo, EijiroCaptain from 1 December 1930Relieved on 14 November 1931RHHorie, RokuroCaptain from 14 November 1931Relieved on 1 December 1932TMMitsunami, TeizoCaptain from 1 December 1932Relieved on 20 October 1933RTTakeda, RokukichiCaptain from 20 October 1933Relieved on 15 November 1934SYYamagata, SeigoCaptain from 15 November 1934Relieved on 12 June 1935KTTerada, KokichiCaptain from 12 June 1935Relieved on 15 November 1935MSSakamaki, MunetakaCaptain from 15 November 1935Relieved on 16 November 1936Kusaka, RyunosukeCaptain from 16 November 1936Relieved on 16 October 1937Jojima, TakatsuguCaptain from 16 October 1937Relieved on 15 November 1939Harada, KakuCaptain from 15 November 1939Relieved on 20 August 1940USSugimoto, UshieCaptain from 20 August 1940Relieved on 11 November 1940Kikuchi, TomozoCaptain from 11 November 1940Relieved on 5 September 1941KUUmetani, KaoruCaptain from 5 September 1941Relieved on 1 August 1942BYYamaguchi, BunjiroCaptain from 1 August 1942Relieved on 15 November 1942KHHattori, KatsujiCaptain from 15 November 1942Relieved on 5 July 1943Kaizuka, TakeoCaptain from 5 July 1943Relieved on 18 December 1943YMMatsuura, YoshiCaptain from 18 December 1943Relieved on 1 March 1944KKKoda, KiyoshiCaptain from 1 March 1944Relieved on 6 July 1944YMMurota, YujiroCaptain from 6 July 1944Relieved on 5 March 1945SOOsuga, ShuichiCaptain from 5 March 1945Relieved on 18 May 1945KFFurutani, KeijiCaptain from 18 May 1945Relieved on 20 September 1945KKKaneoka, KunizoCaptain from 20 September 1945Relieved on 8 March 1946Battle of Midway
1942-06-04 · with the Main Body. Not in the carrier fight. One aircraft photographed the abandoned Hiryu on 5 June
