IJN Shinano

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:aircraftCarried up to 47
gptkbp:armament 145 × 25 mm anti-aircraft guns
16 × 5-inch (127 mm) dual-purpose guns
gptkbp:beam 36.3 meters
gptkbp:casualties over 1,400
gptkbp:commissioned 19 November 1944
gptkbp:constructionSite gptkb:Yokosuka_Naval_Arsenal
gptkbp:convertedTo gptkb:ship
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:crew 2,400
gptkbp:displacement ~72,000 tons (full load)
gptkbp:fate sunk by torpedoes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label IJN Shinano
gptkbp:hullNumber 甲型第三号艦 (A-3)
gptkbp:launched 1944
gptkbp:length 265.8 meters
gptkbp:locationSunk off the coast of Japan
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Shinano_Province
gptkbp:notableFor largest aircraft carrier in the world at time of completion
largest warship ever sunk by a submarine
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:originallyLaidDownAs gptkb:ship
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:servicePeriod 10 days
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:Yamato
gptkb:Musashi
gptkbp:speed 27 knots
gptkbp:sunkBy USS Archerfish
29 November 1944
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:aircraft_carrier_Shinano
gptkb:IJN_Yamato
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7