IJN Zuikaku

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:transport_aircraft
gptkbp:air_traffic_control gptkb:Fleet_Air_Arm
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:catapult
gptkb:Mitsubishi_A6_M_Zero
gptkb:B5_N_Kate
gptkb:D3_A_Val
90 aircraft
72 aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_type gptkb:Kate_torpedo_bomber
gptkb:Val_dive_bomber
gptkb:Zero_fighter
gptkbp:armament 8 × 127 mm guns
127 mm guns
25 mm anti-aircraft guns
24 × 25 mm guns
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:class gptkb:Shokaku-class
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_Kiyoshi_Saito
gptkb:Captain_Kaku_Saito
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Yokosuka_Naval_Arsenal
1941
Yokosuka
gptkbp:crew_capacity 2,000 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
1945 after the war
gptkbp:design gptkb:Shokaku-class
gptkbp:displacement 34,800 tons
gptkbp:engagement gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkbp:famous_for air superiority missions
naval aviation tactics
carrier strike operations
gptkbp:fate sunk by USS Essex aircraft
gptkbp:finale_date gptkb:Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:historical_role aircraft carrier in naval warfare
key player in Pacific Theater
gptkbp:historical_significance one of the largest carriers of its time
one of the most decorated carriers of WWII
gptkbp:home_port Kure
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label IJN Zuikaku
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1940
gptkbp:legacy influenced post-war carrier designs
gptkbp:length 256 meters
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Operation_Shō-Gō_1
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:None
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Jisaburo_Ozawa
gptkbp:notable_event participated in Coral Sea battle
participated in Indian Ocean raid
participated in Pearl Harbor attack
gptkbp:operational_range 1,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:powers 150,000 shp
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:reputation one of the most effective carriers
gptkbp:resting_place gptkb:Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:revival 1942-1943
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:service_frequency 1941-1944
gptkbp:significant_event participated in the Battle of Guadalcanal
participated in the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands
participated in the Battle of Coral Sea
participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:IJN_Shokaku
gptkbp:speed 34 knots
gptkbp:sunk gptkb:1944
October 25, 1944
USS Intrepid aircraft
gptkbp:survivors gptkb:none
approximately 800
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Java_Sea
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3