IJN Shoho

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:transport_aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_operated around 30 aircraft
during the Battle of the Coral Sea
gptkbp:aircraft_type gptkb:Kate_torpedo_bombers
gptkb:Val_dive_bombers
gptkb:Zero_fighters
gptkbp:armament anti-aircraft guns
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkbp:battle_group part of the Kido Butai
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:class gptkb:Shōkaku-class
gptkbp:commissioned 1941
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipyard
gptkbp:crew around 1,000 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1942
gptkbp:design modified from earlier designs
gptkbp:design_features angled flight deck
gptkbp:disbandment_date sunk in action
gptkbp:displacement 25,000 tons
gptkbp:fate sunk by American forces
sunk during the Battle of the Coral Sea
gptkbp:has_a_commission_for August 1941
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_event first major naval battle fought entirely by aircraft
gptkbp:historical_significance first aircraft carrier sunk by aircraft in history
gptkbp:home_port Kure
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label IJN Shoho
gptkbp:launch_date March 1, 1939
gptkbp:launched 1939
gptkbp:legacy part of naval aviation history
gptkbp:length 248 meters
gptkbp:military_engagement involved in the Pacific Theater
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:battleship
gptkbp:number_of_aircraft_launched over 100 during service
gptkbp:operational_range limited due to fuel constraints
gptkbp:operational_status sunk in combat
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:reputation considered a loss for the Japanese Navy
gptkbp:role fleet carrier
gptkbp:service_frequency 1941-1942
gptkbp:significant_event loss impacted Japanese naval strategy
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:IJN_Shokaku
gptkbp:speed 34 knots
gptkbp:strategic_importance air superiority
gptkbp:sunk gptkb:Coral_Sea
May 7, 1942
gptkbp:survivors few crew members rescued
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Java_Sea
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3