JS Kirishima (BB-63)

GPTKB entity

Properties (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battleship
gptkbp:armament 4 × 21 inch torpedo tubes
9 × 16 inch guns
12 × 5 inch guns
40 × 25 mm guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:classification Aegis-equipped battleship
gptkbp:commissionDate 1944-03-15
gptkbp:crew 1,200 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned Yokosuka
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 2003-03-28
gptkbp:displacement 30,000 tons
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_Hiroshi_Yamamoto
gptkb:Captain_Masaharu_Yamamoto
gptkbp:homePort Yokosuka
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label JS Kirishima (BB-63)
gptkbp:launchDate 1943-05-07
gptkbp:length 250 meters
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force
gptkbp:notableEvent participated in humanitarian missions
deployed for disaster relief operations
participated_in_the_Gulf_War
participated_in_joint_exercises_with_the_US_Navy
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Operation_All_American
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Inherent Resolve
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Noble Eagle
Operation Southern Watch
Operation Restore Hope
Operation Tomodachi
Operation Unified Assistance
Operation Sea Angel
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:JS_Izumo_(DDH-183)
gptkbp:serviceYears 1944-2003
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:JS_Haruna_(BB-64)
gptkbp:speed 30 knots