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Japanese Navy Ships--Hosho (Aircraft Carrier, 1922-1947) |
 | | Hosho, a 7470-ton aircraft carrier built at Tsurumi, Japan, was completed in December 1922, the first of her type to enter service in the Japanese Navy. |
 | | During much of the 1920s Hosho was Japan's only "flat-top" and, like her U.S. Navy contemporary, USS Langley (CV-1), was actively employed developing carrier operational techniques and tactical doctrine. |
 | | By the beginning of the Pacific War, Hosho had been relegated to training duties, but was used in a combat role during the Battle of Midway in June 1942. |
| www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-fornv/japan/japsh-h/hosho2.htm (559 words) |
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