IJN Hiei

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:starship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:IJN_Myoko
gptkb:IJN_Kongo
gptkb:IJN_Haruna
gptkb:IJN_Kirishima
gptkb:Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkbp:aircraft_operated seaplanes
gptkbp:armament 8 × 14 inch guns
gptkbp:armor 305 mm
gptkbp:associated_with Japanese naval tactics
gptkbp:class Kongo-class
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Admiral_Gunichi_Mikawa
gptkb:Captain_Kiyoshi_Hasegawa
gptkbp:commissioned August 1914
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:crew 1,200
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1942
gptkbp:displacement 36,000 tons
gptkbp:famous_for night battles
gptkbp:fate sunk in battle
gptkbp:historical_context Japanese naval expansion
gptkbp:historical_impact shift in naval power dynamics.
gptkbp:historical_period Interwar period
gptkbp:historical_significance first battleship sunk by naval gunfire since WWI
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Sasebo
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label IJN Hiei
gptkbp:influence modern naval warfare
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal
surface combat
gptkbp:launched November 4, 1911
gptkbp:legacy inspired future battleship designs
gptkbp:length 222 meters
gptkbp:losses November 13, 1942
gptkbp:material 2
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:None
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Solomon_Islands
gptkb:Guadalcanal_campaign
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkbp:notable_feature twin gun turrets
gptkbp:notable_ships 4 × 21 inch tubes
gptkbp:operational_area 1914-1942
gptkbp:operational_history gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_WWII
gptkbp:operational_range 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Battle_of_Cape_Esperance
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:radar gptkb:Type_21_radar
gptkbp:related_to British naval design
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:IJN_Yamato
gptkbp:resting_place off Guadalcanal
gptkbp:reunion 1930s modernization
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Admiral_Isoroku_Yamamoto
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:Battle_of_Savo_Island
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:IJN_Kirishima
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:strategic_importance fleet engagement
gptkbp:technology heavy naval artillery