IJN Shimakaze

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:armament anti-aircraft guns
6 × 127 mm guns
15 × 610 mm torpedo tubes
gptkbp:beam 11.2 m
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Maizuru_Naval_Arsenal
gptkbp:causeOfLoss air attack
gptkbp:class gptkb:Shimakaze-class_destroyer
gptkbp:commissioned 10 May 1943
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:crew 267
gptkbp:displacement 2,600 tons (standard)
gptkbp:draught 4.15 m
gptkbp:fate sunk
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label IJN Shimakaze
gptkbp:launched 18 July 1942
gptkbp:length 126.01 m
gptkbp:locationSunk gptkb:Ormoc_Bay,_Philippines
gptkbp:namedAfter Shimakaze (meaning 'Island Wind')
gptkbp:notableFor high speed
largest torpedo armament of any WWII destroyer
prototype for a planned class of destroyers
gptkbp:numberBuilt 1
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:range 6,000 nautical miles at 18 knots
gptkbp:service gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:speed 40.9 knots
gptkbp:sunkBy 11 November 1944
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Uraga_Dock_Company
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5