IJN Musashi-class

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:starship
gptkbp:armament 127 mm guns
25 mm guns
460 mm guns
gptkbp:armor 410 mm
gptkbp:casualties few crew members survived
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1942
gptkbp:complement 2,500 crew members
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:cultural_impact featured in films and literature
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:deployment Pacific Theater
gptkbp:design gptkb:Yamato-class
gptkbp:displacement 72,000 tons
gptkbp:exhibits artifacts displayed in museums
gptkbp:famous_for armor protection
heavy firepower
size and displacement
gptkbp:fate sunk in battle
gptkbp:historical_analysis subject of many studies
gptkbp:historical_documentation wreckage preserved as a war grave
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_significance largest battleships ever built
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label IJN Musashi-class
gptkbp:inspiration inspired naval enthusiasts
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in memorials established in Japan
gptkbp:is_compared_to compared to USS Iowa-class
gptkbp:launch_date November 1, 1940
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1940
gptkbp:legacy influenced naval design
gptkbp:length 263 meters
gptkbp:losses October 24, 1944
gptkbp:name gptkb:Musashi
gptkb:Yamato
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkbp:notable_event sunk by air attacks
gptkbp:number_built 2
gptkbp:operational_range long-range engagements
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:range 7,200 nautical miles
gptkbp:role gptkb:battle
gptkbp:services gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:Yamato
gptkbp:speed 27 knots
gptkbp:status wreck discovered in 2015
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:IJN_Amagi_(1943)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5