IJN Shinano-class

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_operated around 100 aircraft
gptkbp:armament 12 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
various anti-aircraft guns
9 × 18.1 in (460 mm) guns
gptkbp:beam 256 feet (78 m)
gptkbp:category gptkb:Taihō-class
gptkb:Yamato-class
gptkbp:class gptkb:Shinano-class
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1944
gptkbp:completed gptkb:1944
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:crew approximately 2,500 personnel
gptkbp:design gptkb:modified_Yamato-class_design
gptkbp:displacement approximately 70,000 tons
gptkbp:draft_year 36 feet (11 m)
gptkbp:fate sunk by submarine
gptkbp:features large flight deck
island superstructure
hangar space for aircraft
enhanced armor protection
advanced catapult system
gptkbp:historical_event symbol of Japanese naval power
influence on post-war naval design
impact on naval strategy
involved in naval battles
remains a subject of naval history studies
sank after being torpedoed
sunk during World War II
part of the Pacific War
inspired future aircraft carrier designs
part of the Japanese fleet during the war
significant loss for Japan
targeted by Allied submarines
gptkbp:historical_significance largest aircraft carrier ever built at the time
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label IJN Shinano-class
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1944
gptkbp:length 1,073 feet (327 m)
gptkbp:losses gptkb:Philippine_Sea
November 29, 1944
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:IJN_Shinano
gptkbp:number_built gptkb:3
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Yamato-class
gptkbp:role fleet carrier
gptkbp:speed 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Taihō-class
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:IJN_Amagi_(1943)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5