Statements (58)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
battleship
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gptkbp:aircraft |
seaplanes
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gptkbp:armament |
8 × 14 inch guns
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gptkbp:armor |
up to 300 mm
|
gptkbp:battle |
Battle of Guadalcanal
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gptkbp:builder |
gptkb:Mitsubishi_Heavy_Industries
|
gptkbp:built |
1940
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gptkbp:class |
gptkb:Kongo-class
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gptkbp:commissioned |
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
August 15, 1941 |
gptkbp:constructedIn |
gptkb:Japan
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gptkbp:crew |
1,200 personnel
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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
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gptkbp:historicalContext |
World War II era
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gptkbp:homePort |
Yokosuka
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
JS Kirishima (BB-23)
|
gptkbp:launched |
March 15, 1940
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gptkbp:length |
222 meters
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gptkbp:navalFleet |
gptkb:Combined_Fleet
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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
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gptkbp:operationalRange |
8,000 nautical miles
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gptkbp:participatesIn |
Operation Sho-Go
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gptkbp:propulsion |
steam turbines
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gptkbp:role |
naval warfare
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gptkbp:servedIn |
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Admiral_Isoroku_Yamamoto |
gptkbp:significantEvent |
first battleship to engage in night combat
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gptkbp:sister_ship |
gptkb:JS_Kongo
JS Haruna JS Hiei |
gptkbp:speed |
30 knots
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gptkbp:type |
capital ship
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