gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Java_Sea
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Mitsubishi_A6_M_Zero
gptkb:starship
gptkb:Nakajima_B5_N
gptkb:Yokosuka_D4_Y
gptkb:boxing_match
70 aircraft
Launched 1,000 sorties
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gptkbp:armament
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12 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
40 × 25 mm Type 96 AA guns
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gptkbp:casualties
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gptkb:None
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Taiho-class_aircraft_carrier
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Captain_Kiyoshi_Saito
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gptkbp:constructed_in
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gptkb:Kawasaki_Dockyard
1941
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gptkbp:crew
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2,000 personnel
Approximately 2,000.
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gptkbp:damage
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Severe flooding after torpedo hit.
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:design
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modified fleet carrier
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gptkbp:disbandment_date
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1944-06-19
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gptkbp:displacement
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50,000 tons
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gptkbp:fate
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sunk
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gptkbp:finale_date
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Near the Philippines.
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gptkbp:historical_context
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World War II naval warfare.
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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Significant loss for the Imperial Japanese Navy.
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Loss marked a turning point in naval aviation.
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gptkbp:hit_single
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gptkb:USS_Cavalla
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gptkbp:home_port
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gptkb:Kure_Naval_Base
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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IJN Taiho
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gptkbp:is_engaged_in
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Battle of the Philippine Sea.
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gptkbp:launch_date
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1943-04-07
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influenced post-war carrier designs.
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gptkbp:length
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932 ft (284 m)
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Philippine_Sea
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gptkbp:losses
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1944-06-19
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gptkbp:mission
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Support for the Battle of Leyte Gulf
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:None
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:Operation_Ten-Go
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
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gptkbp:notable_feature
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Advanced radar systems.
Hangar deck for aircraft.
Heavy armor protection.
High speed for its time.
Large flight deck.
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gptkbp:operational_history
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1944-1944
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gptkbp:partnerships
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1944-03-31
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gptkbp:propulsion
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steam turbines
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gptkbp:range
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8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km)
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gptkbp:result
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Sunk by torpedoes.
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gptkbp:services
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gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
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gptkbp:significance
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First Japanese carrier designed for air superiority
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gptkbp:sister_ship
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gptkb:IJN_Shinano
gptkb:None
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gptkbp:speed
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30 knots (56 km/h; 34 mph)
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gptkbp:status
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Sunk by submarine.
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gptkbp:year
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gptkb:1944
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