JS Ashigara (BB-50)

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battleship
gptkbp:armament 10 × 14 inch guns
12 × 5 inch guns
40 × 25 mm guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Mitsubishi_Heavy_Industries
gptkbp:class Ashigara-class_battleship
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
1943-10-15
gptkbp:crew 1,200 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Allied_occupation_forces
1947-01-01
gptkbp:decommissioningDate sunk as a target ship
gptkbp:defeated remains on the seabed
gptkbp:displacement 35,000 tons
gptkbp:exhibits naval warfare technology of the era
gptkbp:famous_for engagements in major naval battles
gptkbp:fate sunk as a target
sunk in 1946
gptkbp:frequency 1943-1947
gptkbp:historical_significance part_of_Japan's_naval_history
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Kure,_Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label JS Ashigara (BB-50)
gptkbp:influenced Western naval design principles
gptkbp:inspiration previous_Japanese_battleships
gptkbp:launched 1942-05-01
gptkbp:legacy influence on post-war naval design
gptkbp:length 250 meters
gptkbp:nickname The_Ashigara
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Operation_Ten-Go
Battle of Surigao Strait
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Captain_Takashi_Yamamoto
gptkb:Captain_Kiyoshi_Saito
gptkb:Captain_Yoshio_Matsumoto
gptkb:Captain_Hiroshi_Takeda
Captain_Masao_Kato
gptkbp:operates_in Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force_(post-war)
gptkbp:operationalRange 10,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:participatesIn Naval_battles_in_the_Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:propulsion 4 × steam turbines
gptkbp:resolution up to 300 mm
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
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gptkbp:speed 30 knots