IJN Shinano

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Java_Sea
gptkbp:aircraft_operated around 100 aircraft
up to 100 aircraft
gptkbp:armament 12 × 5 in guns
40 × 25 mm AA guns
9 × 18.1 in guns
gptkbp:artistic_influence Yamato battleship design
gptkbp:casualties few crew members rescued
gptkbp:class gptkb:Yamato-class
gptkbp:commissioned 1944-11-19
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:1940
gptkb:Yokosuka_Naval_Arsenal
4 years
due to resource shortages
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:crew around 2500 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1944-11-29
gptkbp:design modified from Yamato-class battleships
gptkbp:displacement 65000 tons
gptkbp:fate sunk in action
sunk by submarine
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1944
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_event sank during World War II
gptkbp:historical_significance largest aircraft carrier of its time
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label IJN Shinano
gptkbp:launched 1944-10-22
gptkbp:legacy influenced post-war carrier designs
gptkbp:length 265 meters
gptkbp:losses 1944-11-29
near the Philippines
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
part of Japan's naval strategy
gptkbp:notable_event sinking shortly after commissioning
gptkbp:notable_feature heavily armored
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:USS_Archerfish
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:1944
gptkbp:production_location gptkb:1944
Yokosuka
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:IJN_Musashi
gptkb:IJN_Yamato
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
27 knots
gptkbp:technology advanced radar systems
armor plating
fire control systems
fuel storage systems
catapult launch system
anti-aircraft defense systems
flight deck design
hangar deck design
island structure design
launching mechanisms
gptkbp:type battleship conversion