IJN Taihō

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:IJN_Taiho_(1942)
gptkb:IJN_Unryu_(1941)
gptkb:IJN_Unryu_(1943)
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:aircraft
catapults
70 aircraft
dive bombers
torpedo bombers
wire arrestor gear
gptkbp:armament anti-aircraft guns
gptkbp:armor up to 6 inches
gptkbp:class gptkb:Taihō-class
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1944
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
1941
gptkbp:crew 2,500 personnel
gptkbp:cultural_references featured in documentaries
depicted in video games
inspired naval enthusiasts
subject of model kits
featured in books about naval history
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1944
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:design modified fleet carrier
gptkbp:displacement 41,000 tons
gptkbp:fate sunk by submarine
sunk by USS Cavalla
gptkbp:historical_context late stages of World War II
gptkbp:historical_significance one of the last fleet carriers of Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label IJN Taihō
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in various naval museums
gptkbp:launched 1943
gptkbp:legacy influenced post-war carrier design
gptkbp:length 932 ft
gptkbp:losses gptkb:USS_Cavalla_(SS-244)
gptkb:1944
near the Philippines
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Operation_Ten-Go
gptkbp:notable_feature advanced radar systems
large flight deck
hangar deck
high speed for its time
heavy anti-aircraft armament
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:1944
gptkbp:operational_history gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:range 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:IJN_Shinano
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:year_created May 1944