IJN Shokaku

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft carrier
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Mitsubishi_A6M_Zero
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:Nakajima_B5N
catapult
up to 72 aircraft
arrestor_wires
gptkbp:armament 8 × 127 mm guns
12 × 25 mm AA guns
gptkbp:battle Battle of the Philippine Sea
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:casualties none
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_Kaku_Sadaichi
gptkbp:commissioned 1941
gptkbp:crew_size 1,500 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:defeated 1944
gptkbp:design gptkb:Shokaku-class
gptkbp:displacement 34,800 tons
gptkbp:famous_for air superiority missions
carrier strike groups
naval aviation tactics
participation in major naval battles
launching air raids
gptkbp:fate sunk by submarine
sunk_by_USS_Cavalla
gptkbp:historical_significance one of the largest carriers of its time
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Kure,_Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label IJN Shokaku
gptkbp:launched 1939
gptkbp:length 256 meters
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
Battle of the Philippine Sea
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:participatesIn Battle of Midway
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:range 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:role impact on naval warfare
influence on carrier design
symbol_of_Japanese_naval_power
part_of_Japanese_naval_strategy
key_player_in_Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:IJN_Zuikaku
gptkbp:speed 34 knots