IJN Akagi-class

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:transport_aircraft
gptkbp:action engaged in Battle of Midway
gptkbp:air_traffic_control launch and recovery of aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:catapult
70 aircraft
two hangar decks
gptkbp:aircraft_type gptkb:fighter_aircraft
bombers
torpedo bombers
gptkbp:armament 12 × 127 mm guns
8 × 203 mm guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kawasaki_Dockyard
gptkbp:class 2
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:IJN_Akagi
gptkb:IJN_Kaga
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1927
gptkbp:construction_cost estimated at 50 million yen
gptkbp:crew 1,500 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1942
gptkbp:deployment extensive refits during service life
gptkbp:design converted battlecruiser
gptkbp:design_feature island superstructure
gptkbp:displacement 36,000 tons
gptkbp:fate sunk during Battle of Midway
gptkbp:flight_deck full-length flight deck
gptkbp:historical_event sunk on June 4, 1942
gptkbp:historical_impact significant in naval aviation history
gptkbp:historical_significance one of the largest carriers of its time
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label IJN Akagi-class
gptkbp:launched 1925
gptkbp:legacy influenced aircraft carrier design
gptkbp:length 262 meters
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Captain_Aritomo_Yamaguchi
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_Coral_Sea
participated in Pearl Harbor attack
gptkbp:number_built 2
gptkbp:operational_history served in World War II
gptkbp:operational_range unlimited with refueling
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:origin Japanese naval strategy
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Kaga-class
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:retirement defeated in battle
gptkbp:role fleet carrier
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:IJN_Kaga
gptkbp:speed 31 knots
gptkbp:status wreck located in the Pacific Ocean
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:Shōkaku-class
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:IJN_Amagi_(1943)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5