IJN Shokaku

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:transport_aircraft
gptkbp:air_traffic_control defensive operations
offensive operations
gptkbp:aircraft_operated 72 aircraft
up to 72 aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_type gptkb:Mitsubishi_A6_M_Zero
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:Nakajima_B5_N
gptkb:B5_N_Kate
gptkb:D3_A_Val
gptkbp:armament 8 × 127 mm guns
4 × 25 mm guns
4 × 25 mm AA guns
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:class gptkb:Shokaku-class
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_Kaku_Saito
gptkbp:commissioned 1941
gptkbp:crew_capacity approximately 2,000
1,500 personnel
gptkbp:cultural_impact featured in documentaries
inspired video games
featured in books about naval history
depicted in films about World War II
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:video_games
various documentaries
historical novels
gptkbp:design gptkb:Shokaku-class
gptkbp:design_features angled flight deck
large hangar space
high speed for its class
gptkbp:displacement 34,800 tons
gptkbp:fate sunk
sunk by submarine
gptkbp:finale_date near the Mariana Islands
gptkbp:has_role gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_significance one of the most advanced carriers of its time
one of the largest carriers of its time
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Kure,_Japan
Yokosuka
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label IJN Shokaku
gptkbp:launched 1939
gptkbp:legacy influenced post-war carrier designs
influenced post-war naval aviation design
gptkbp:length 256 meters
gptkbp:memorials memorials in Japan
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:Second_Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Santa_Cruz_Islands
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Eastern_Solomons
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Operation_Ten-Go
gptkbp:model 1/700 scale model available
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Shokaku
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Santa_Cruz_Islands
gptkb:Operation_Sho-Go
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Eastern_Solomons
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Coral_Sea
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:range 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:resting_place gptkb:Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:service gptkb:1944
1941
gptkbp:service_frequency 1941-1944
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:IJN_Zuikaku
gptkbp:speed 34 knots
gptkbp:sunk gptkb:1944
19 June 1944
gptkbp:survivors few crew members rescued
gptkbp:width 30.5 meters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Java_Sea
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3