JS Kirishima (BB-91)

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battleship
gptkbp:activeYears 1942-1945
gptkbp:armament main guns
gptkbp:armor up to 300 mm
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:casualties few crew members rescued
gptkbp:class gptkb:Kirishima-class
gptkbp:commissionDate 1942-08-15
gptkbp:commissioned 1942
gptkbp:complement 1,200 crew members
gptkbp:constructionMaterial 1940
gptkbp:constructionStarted 1937
gptkbp:deathPlace ocean floor
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
1945-09-01
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1945-09-01
gptkbp:defeated 1945-10-24
gptkbp:design Japanese_naval_design
gptkbp:displacement 35,000 tons
gptkbp:engagements multiple naval battles
gptkbp:fate sunk
sunk_by_American_forces
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:finaleDate Battle of Surigao Strait
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_Kiyoshi_Saito
gptkbp:historicalSignificance one of the last battleships in service
gptkbp:homePort Kure
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label JS Kirishima (BB-91)
gptkbp:launchDate 1940-05-01
gptkbp:launched 1940
gptkbp:legacy part of naval history
gptkbp:length 250 meters
gptkbp:location Surigao_Strait
gptkbp:navalFleet Battle of the Philippine Sea
gptkbp:nickname Kirishima
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Admiral_Isoroku_Yamamoto
gptkbp:operationalStatus sunk
Southwest_Pacific
gptkbp:productionYears 3 years
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:radar Type 21 radar
gptkbp:range 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:role naval warfare
gptkbp:services gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Guadalcanal_Campaign
gptkbp:sisterShip JS Hiei (BB-92)
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:type capital ship