Chitose-class aircraft carriers

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft carrier
gptkbp:aircraft 30 aircraft
fighter aircraft
dive bombers
torpedo bombers
catapult_system
gptkbp:armament anti-aircraft guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:challenges vulnerability to air attacks
gptkbp:class gptkb:Chitose-class
gptkbp:commissioned 1944
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:crew 1,200 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:decommissioningDate defeat in war
gptkbp:design modified from light cruiser design
gptkbp:design_feature enhanced armor
gptkbp:displacement 20,000 tons
gptkbp:engagements sunk during air raid
gptkbp:exhibits large hangar space
gptkbp:fate sunk
sunk by air attack
gptkbp:frequency 1944-1945
gptkbp:helicopterCapacity full-length flight deck
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:last_operational_carriers_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chitose-class aircraft carriers
gptkbp:impact studied for lessons learned in naval warfare
gptkbp:launchDate 1943
gptkbp:legacy not preserved
influence on post-war naval design
gptkbp:length 250 meters
gptkbp:name gptkb:Chiyoda
Chitose
gptkbp:navalFleet air superiority
gptkbp:notableFeature considered a failure in naval strategy
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Operation_Ten-Go
Battle of the Philippine Sea
gptkbp:operationalHistory short-lived service
gptkbp:operationalRange limited due to fuel shortages
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:renovated converted from cruisers
gptkbp:role fleet carrier
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:Chiyoda
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:supportRole naval aviation support
gptkbp:vesselType 2
gptkbp:width 30 meters