JS Hiei (BB-6)

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battleship
gptkbp:aircraft seaplanes
gptkbp:armament 10 × 14 inch guns
gptkbp:armor up to 305 mm
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:class gptkb:Kongo-class_battleship
gptkbp:commissioned 1941
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1941-08-05
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:crew 1,200 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1947
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1947-01-01
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:died several major battles
gptkbp:displacement 35,000 tons
gptkbp:engagements naval battles
gptkbp:famousFor being one of the last battleships in service
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:finalDisposal 1958
gptkbp:finalScore scrapped in 1958
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first battleship to be sunk by air attack
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Kure_Naval_Base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label JS Hiei (BB-6)
gptkbp:launched 1940
gptkbp:length 222 meters
gptkbp:nickname Hiei
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
Battle of Midway
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Battle of Surigao Strait
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Captain_Katsuji_Kato
gptkb:Captain_Kiyoshi_Hasegawa
gptkb:Captain_Masanobu_Tsuji
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:radar Type 21 radar
gptkbp:renovated 1944
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Pacific_Theater
1947
gptkbp:services gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:JS_Kirishima_(BB-7)
gptkb:JS_Kongo_(BB-4)
gptkb:JS_Haruna_(BB-5)
gptkbp:speed 30 knots