JS Katori (BB-79)

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battleship
gptkbp:armament 12 × 5 inch guns
24 × 25 mm guns
9 × 14 inch guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Mitsubishi_Heavy_Industries
gptkbp:class gptkb:Katori-class_battleship
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_Kiyoshi_Saito
gptkb:Captain_Masanori_Kato
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Admiral_Isoroku_Yamamoto
1941
November 1941
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:crew 1,200 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1947
1947.
gptkbp:decommissioningDate scrapped
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:South_Pacific
scrapped in 1948
gptkbp:discontinued 1948.
gptkbp:displacement 35,000 tons
gptkbp:famous_for being one of the last battleships built by Japan.
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:fleetSize World_War_II.
gptkbp:has_a_role_in Naval_warfare_in_the_Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:historical_significance First battleship of the Katori class.
gptkbp:homePort Kure
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label JS Katori (BB-79)
gptkbp:is_a_member_of Japanese_territories.
gptkbp:is_a_symbol_of Japanese_naval_power.
gptkbp:is_designed_to long-range naval engagements.
gptkbp:is_equipped_with advanced radar systems.
gptkbp:is_involved_in major naval engagements.
gptkbp:is_known_for its speed and firepower.
gptkbp:is_part_of Japanese_naval_strategy.
Katori-class_battleships.
gptkbp:is_recognized_for its contributions to naval warfare.
gptkbp:launched 1940
March 1940
gptkbp:length 250 meters
gptkbp:nickname nan
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Operation_Ten-Go
Battle of Midway
Battle of the Philippine Sea
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force
gptkbp:operationalRange gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:participatesIn Allied_forces.
Naval_battles_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:propulsion 4 × steam turbines
gptkbp:range 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:resolution 300 mm
gptkbp:retired 1947.
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
1947
gptkbp:sister_ship JS_Kato_(BB-80)
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:targets Allied_air_attacks.