IJN Amagi (1942)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_operated up to 100 aircraft
fighter, bomber, reconnaissance
gptkbp:armament cannons and anti-aircraft guns
gptkbp:armor up to 200 mm
gptkbp:class gptkb:Amagi-class
gptkbp:commissioned not commissioned
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
1920s
under construction at the time of sinking
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:crew approximately 2,500 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned never completed
never commissioned
gptkbp:design modified from the original design due to treaty limitations
gptkbp:displacement approximately 40,000 tons
gptkbp:fate sunk
gptkbp:finale_date Kure Bay
gptkbp:historical_context built during the naval arms race
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced post-war naval design.
gptkbp:historical_significance one of the largest carriers planned by Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label IJN Amagi (1942)
gptkbp:launch_date gptkb:1944
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipyard
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1944
gptkbp:length approximately 260 meters
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kure,_Japan
gptkbp:losses August 1945
aircraft from USS Essex
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:name Amagi
gptkbp:notable_event participated in the Battle of Leyte Gulf
gptkbp:origin Japanese naval design bureau
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:role gptkb:battle
fleet carrier
gptkbp:services gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:IJN_Katsuragi
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
approximately 30 knots
gptkbp:status sunk by air attack
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:IJN_Katsuragi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4