JS Kirishima (BB-5)

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battleship
gptkbp:antiSubmarineWarfare 12 × 25 mm guns
gptkbp:armament 8 × 14 inch guns
gptkbp:armor 300 mm
gptkbp:beam 32.3 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:built Kawasaki
gptkbp:class gptkb:Kongō-class_battleship
gptkbp:commissioned 1940
1940-11-30
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:crew 1,200
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Japan
1948
1948-03-31
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:died gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:displacement standard
35,000 tons
gptkbp:draft 9.1 meters
gptkbp:engagements naval battles
gptkbp:famousFor battles_in_the_Pacific
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:finalDisposal Battle of Guadalcanal
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_Kiyoshi_Hasegawa
gptkb:Captain_Masanobu_Tsuji
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first battleship to be sunk by a US battleship in WWII
gptkbp:homePort Yokosuka
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label JS Kirishima (BB-5)
gptkbp:launched 1939-03-15
gptkbp:length 222 meters
gptkbp:navalFleet gptkb:Combined_Fleet
gptkbp:nickname Kirishima
gptkbp:notableEvent sunk by USS Washington
gptkbp:operationalRange 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Surigao Strait
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:services gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip JS Hiei (BB-4)
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:torpedoSystem 4 × 610 mm
gptkbp:type capital ship
gptkbp:yearBuilt 1950