IJN Taiho

GPTKB entity

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