IJN Kaga

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Kate_torpedo_bomber
gptkb:Val_dive_bomber
gptkb:Zero_fighter
90 aircraft
first aircraft carrier to launch a strike against Pearl Harbor
gptkbp:armament 12 × 127 mm guns
8 × 203 mm guns
gptkbp:armor up to 200 mm
gptkbp:class gptkb:Kaga-class_aircraft_carrier
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_Kiyoshi_Hasegawa
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1929
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:crew 1,500 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1942
August 1942
gptkbp:design converted from a battleship
gptkbp:displacement 40,000 tons
gptkbp:fate sunk during the Battle of Midway
gptkbp:historical_event participated in the Battle of Midway
part of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
gptkbp:historical_significance one of the largest aircraft carriers of its time
gptkbp:home_port Yokosuka
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label IJN Kaga
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kobe
gptkbp:launched 1928
gptkbp:length 260 meters
gptkbp:losses gptkb:1942
remains discovered in 1999
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Kaga
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:range 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:resting_place gptkb:island
gptkbp:reunion 1930s
gptkbp:role fleet carrier
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:IJN_Zuikaku
gptkb:IJN_Shokaku
gptkb:IJN_Akagi
gptkb:IJN_Hiryu
gptkb:IJN_Soryu
gptkbp:speed 31 knots
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Java_Sea
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3