JS Kirishima (BB-53)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battleship
gptkbp:adaptation Post-war modifications.
gptkbp:armament 9 × 16 inch guns
12 × 6 inch guns
24 × 25 mm guns
gptkbp:armor up to 410 mm
gptkbp:battle Battle of Surigao Strait.
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:built 1948
gptkbp:class gptkb:Yamato-class_battleship
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_Kiyoshi_Saito
gptkb:Captain_Katsuji_Kato
gptkbp:commissioned 1944-03-15
gptkbp:crew 2,500 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1947-01-01
gptkbp:defeated 1944-10-25
Surigao_Strait
gptkbp:displacement 35,000 tons
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Battle of Surigao Strait
gptkbp:fate scrapped
sunk in battle
gptkbp:firstPublished Not recommissioned after decommissioning.
gptkbp:historical_significance One of the last battleships built.
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Kure,_Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label JS Kirishima (BB-53)
gptkbp:launched 1943-05-01
gptkbp:length 222 meters
gptkbp:nickname Kirishima
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkbp:operationalRange 10,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:participatesIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:produces Engaged in combat.
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:role Naval warfare
Fleet support
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:services gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:serviceYears 1944
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:Mutsu
Musashi
Nagato
Yamato
gptkbp:speed 27 knots
gptkbp:technology Stealth features.
Damage control systems.
Anti-aircraft systems.
Ballistic protection.
Communication systems.
Engineering innovations.
Fire control systems.
Propulsion technology.
Weaponry advancements.
Navigation_systems.
Radar_systems.
Sonar_systems.
Torpedo_defense_systems.