IJN Shoho

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft carrier
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:A6M_Zero
gptkb:D3A_Val
gptkb:B5N_Kate
over 100
30 aircraft
hangar deck and flight deck
gptkbp:armament 8 × 127 mm guns
24 × 25 mm guns
gptkbp:battle Coral Sea Campaign
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:built 1937-1939
gptkbp:casualties none
none reported
gptkbp:class Shōhō-class
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_Kiyoshi_Sato
gptkbp:commissioned 1941
gptkbp:completed 1941
gptkbp:controls catapult
gptkbp:crew 1,200 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1942
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Coral_Sea
1942
May 7, 1942
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:South_Pacific
gptkbp:design modified_from_the_Akagi_class
gptkbp:displacement 14,000 tons
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkbp:fate sunk by air attack
sunk_during_the_Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkbp:historical_significance first Japanese carrier sunk by US forces
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:homePort Kure
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label IJN Shoho
gptkbp:launched 1939
gptkbp:legacy part of naval aviation history
gptkbp:length 200 meters
gptkbp:maxRange 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkbp:operational_status May 1942
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:performances 34 knots
gptkbp:productionYears 1941-1942
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:role fleet carrier
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:IJN_Zuiho
gptkbp:speed 34 knots
gptkbp:vesselType warship