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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battleship
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gptkbp:action
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gptkb:Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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Seaplanes
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gptkbp:armament
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8 × 14 inch guns
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gptkbp:armor
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200 mm
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gptkbp:barrel_type
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8
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gptkbp:battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
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gptkbp:battle_group
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gptkb:Kongō-class
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Kobe,_Japan
gptkb:Kawasaki_Dockyard
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Kongō-class_battleship
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Captain_Kiyoshi_Hasegawa
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gptkbp:commissioned
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November 1, 1914
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gptkbp:crew_capacity
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1,200
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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gptkb:1942
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gptkbp:displacement
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35,000 tons
38,000 tons
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gptkbp:engagement
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gptkb:Guadalcanal_Campaign
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
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gptkbp:fate
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sunk in battle
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Part of the Pacific Theater.
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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First battleship sunk by naval gunfire since World War I.
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gptkbp:home_port
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gptkb:Kure,_Japan
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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IJN Kirishima
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gptkbp:launched
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August 15, 1912
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gptkbp:legacy
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One of the first battleships sunk in WWII.
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gptkbp:length
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250 meters
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gptkbp:max_speed
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28 knots
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gptkbp:mission
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Support of land forces.
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:None
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gptkbp:notable_commanders
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gptkb:Admiral_Isoroku_Yamamoto
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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gptkb:Yes
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gptkbp:number_of_engines
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gptkb:4
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
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gptkbp:participated_in
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:post_war_career
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gptkb:battleship
Sunk
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gptkbp:propulsion
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Steam turbines
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gptkbp:radar
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gptkb:Type_21_radar
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gptkbp:revival
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1930s
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gptkbp:service_years
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1914-1942
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gptkbp:sister_ship
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gptkb:IJN_Hiei
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gptkbp:speed
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28 knots
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gptkbp:status
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Lost at sea
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gptkbp:sunk
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gptkb:1942
gptkb:Ironbottom_Sound
November 15, 1942
Gunfire from USS Washington.
Near Guadalcanal.
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gptkbp:survivors
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gptkb:None
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gptkbp:type
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Capital ship
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gptkbp:year
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gptkb:1914
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Java_Sea
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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