IJN Kongo

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battleship
gptkbp:advances 1930s modernization
gptkbp:aircraft_operated 2 seaplanes
gptkbp:armament 8 × 14 inch guns
gptkbp:armor 305 mm belt
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kawasaki_Dockyard
gptkbp:class gptkb:Kongo-class_battleship
gptkbp:commissioned 1913-11-15
gptkbp:crew 1,200 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1946-06-30
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:South_China_Sea
gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkb:Aleutian_Islands
gptkbp:design_influence British battleships
gptkbp:displacement 36,000 tons
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:first_modern_battleship_of_Japan
gptkbp:home_port Yokosuka
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label IJN Kongo
gptkbp:launched 1912-05-18
gptkbp:length 222.5 meters
gptkbp:mission supporting landings in the Philippines
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Kongo
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Marianas
gptkb:Battle_of_Surigao_Strait
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Java_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:notable_ships 4 × 21 inch tubes
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_Surigao_Strait
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:radar gptkb:Type_21_radar
gptkbp:resting_place Hiroshima Bay
gptkbp:served_as gptkb:Retail
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:IJN_Haruna
gptkb:IJN_Kirishima
gptkb:IJN_Nagato
gptkb:IJN_Hiei
gptkbp:speed 28 knots
gptkbp:sunk 1944-11-21
gptkbp:survivors crew rescued after sinking
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Java_Sea
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3