Battleship Fuso

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battleship
gptkbp:aircraft_operated 2 seaplanes
gptkbp:armament various calibers
12-inch guns
gptkbp:armor 305 mm
belt and deck armor
gptkbp:battery_type 4 x 12-inch guns
16 x 5-inch guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:class gptkb:Fuso-class_battleship
gptkbp:commissioned 1915
gptkbp:crew_capacity 1,200 personnel
gptkbp:debt_to_history significant naval power in Asia
gptkbp:decommissioned 1948
gptkbp:design_influence British battleships
gptkbp:displacement 36,000 tons
gptkbp:engagement gptkb:Battle_of_Surigao_Strait
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkbp:fate sunk in action
gptkbp:funnel_configuration 2 funnels
gptkbp:historical_significance first battleship to be sunk by aircraft in action
gptkbp:home_port Kure
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battleship Fuso
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1914
gptkbp:legacy influenced post-war naval design.
gptkbp:length 222 meters
gptkbp:mission supporting landings in the Philippines
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:None
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Admiral_Isoroku_Yamamoto
gptkbp:notable_ships 4 x 21 inch
gptkbp:operational_history extensive in the Pacific Theater
gptkbp:origin Fuso Mountain in Japan
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Operation_Sho-Go
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:radar gptkb:Type_21_radar
gptkbp:range 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:resting_place off the coast of Leyte
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:sister_ship Battleship Yamashiro
gptkbp:speed 24 knots
gptkbp:sunk gptkb:1944
gptkbp:survivors few after sinking
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Shōji_Nishimura
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6