JS Kirishima (BB-23)

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battleship
gptkbp:aircraft seaplanes
gptkbp:armament 8 × 14 inch guns
gptkbp:armor up to 300 mm
gptkbp:battle Battle of Guadalcanal
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Mitsubishi_Heavy_Industries
gptkbp:built 1940
gptkbp:class gptkb:Kongo-class
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
August 15, 1941
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:crew 1,200 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force
1945
December 1, 1945
gptkbp:defeated USS Washington
November 15, 1942
remains not recovered
gptkbp:displacement 35,000 tons
gptkbp:engagements November 15, 1942
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:Captain_Kiyoshi_Saito
heavy artillery
participating in major naval battles
gptkbp:fate sunk in battle
gptkbp:historical_significance first battleship to be sunk by naval gunfire since World War I
gptkbp:historicalContext World War II era
gptkbp:homePort Yokosuka
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label JS Kirishima (BB-23)
gptkbp:launched March 15, 1940
gptkbp:length 222 meters
gptkbp:navalFleet gptkb:Combined_Fleet
gptkbp:nickname Kirishima
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Surigao Strait
gptkbp:notable_feature heavy armor plating
high speed
powerful engines
advanced radar system
long range
significant firepower
twin gun turrets
large crew capacity
modern design for its time
strategic importance in naval battles
gptkbp:notableArtists night battle
gptkbp:operationalRange 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:participatesIn Operation Sho-Go
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:role naval warfare
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Admiral_Isoroku_Yamamoto
gptkbp:significantEvent first battleship to engage in night combat
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:JS_Kongo
JS Haruna
JS Hiei
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:type capital ship