IJN Kiso-class cruiser

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:cruiser
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_Battle_of_the_Java_Sea
gptkbp:aircraft_operated 1 × floatplane
gptkbp:armament 4 × 610 mm torpedo tubes
8 × 127 mm guns
12 × 25 mm guns
6 × 152 mm guns
gptkbp:armor up to 100 mm
gptkbp:artifacts None known
gptkbp:beam 17.5 meters
gptkbp:class Kiso-class
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_Katsuji_Kato
gptkbp:commissioned 1943
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:crew 400 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:design Kiso-class design
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1945-09-01
1945-08-15
gptkbp:displacement 5,200 tons
gptkbp:draft_year 5.5 meters
gptkbp:fate sunk in 1945
gptkbp:historical_period World War II era
gptkbp:historical_significance Part of the Imperial Japanese Navy's fleet
gptkbp:home_port Kure
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label IJN Kiso-class cruiser
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkbp:launch_date 1942-05-01
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipyard
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1942
gptkbp:legacy Influenced post-war naval designs
gptkbp:length 186 meters
gptkbp:notable_battle Engaged in various naval battles
gptkbp:notable_event Engaged in the Battle of the Coral Sea
Participated in the Battle of Leyte Gulf
Involved in the Philippine Sea battle
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:number_built 2
gptkbp:operational_range 3,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:operational_status Sunk
gptkbp:propulsion 2 × steam turbines
4 × boilers
gptkbp:radar gptkb:Type_21_radar
gptkbp:reunion gptkb:1944
gptkbp:role gptkb:battle
Anti-aircraft defense
gptkbp:service_history gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:IJN_Katori
gptkb:IJN_Kiso
gptkbp:sonar gptkb:Type_93_sonar
gptkbp:speed 33 knots
gptkbp:status Lost at sea
gptkbp:type gptkb:cruiser
gptkbp:year_created 1943-10-01