Akagi-class

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Akagi
gptkb:IJN_Akagi
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:A6_M_Zero
gptkb:B5_N_Kate
gptkb:D3_A_Val
up to 90 aircraft
gptkbp:armament 12 × 127 mm guns
8 × 203 mm guns
gptkbp:class gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1927
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:crew around 1,500 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1942
gptkbp:deployment Pacific Theater
gptkbp:design converted from a battlecruiser
gptkbp:displacement approximately 36,000 tons
gptkbp:fate sunk
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:World_War_II
Interwar period
gptkbp:historical_significance first carrier to launch a strike against Pearl Harbor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Akagi-class
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_Santa_Cruz_Islands
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Coral_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Eastern_Solomons
gptkbp:launched 1925
gptkbp:legacy influenced future aircraft carrier designs
gptkbp:length around 260 meters
gptkbp:military_strategy carrier strike group operations
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkbp:notable_feature operational flexibility
advanced radar systems
large flight deck
crew training facilities
island superstructure
damage control systems
submarine detection capabilities
logistics support capabilities
command and control facilities
armor protection
fuel storage capacity
hangar deck for aircraft storage
anti-aircraft defenses
catapult launch system
aircraft recovery system
elevators for aircraft movement
gptkbp:operational_range limited by fuel capacity
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Kaga-class
gptkbp:replaced_by newer aircraft carriers
gptkbp:retired gptkb:1942
gptkbp:role gptkb:battle
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:Kaga
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Shōkaku-class
gptkbp:type fleet carrier