JS Shimakaze-class destroyer

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf destroyer
gptkbp:aircraft 1 × floatplane
gptkbp:antiSubmarineWarfare depth charges
gptkbp:armament 10 × 610 mm torpedo tubes
6 × 127 mm guns
4 × 25 mm guns
1 × 12.7 mm machine gun
gptkbp:beam 11 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:class gptkb:Shimakaze-class
gptkbp:commissioned 1943
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:crew 250
gptkbp:culturalHeritage featured in documentaries
featured in novels
featured in movies
featured in video games
featured in anime
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:defeated 1945-04-07
sunk_by_US_aircraft
gptkbp:displacement 2,500 tons
gptkbp:draft 3.6 meters
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
Battle of the Philippine Sea
gptkbp:famousFor high speed
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:historicalSignificance one of the fastest destroyers in WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label JS Shimakaze-class destroyer
gptkbp:launched 1941
gptkbp:legacy influence on post-war destroyer designs
gptkbp:length 119 meters
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:model 1/700 scale model available
gptkbp:nickname Shimakaze
gptkbp:numberBuilt 3
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:propulsion 2 × turbines
2 × Kampon boilers
gptkbp:radar Type 21 radar
gptkbp:role destroyer
gptkbp:services 1943
gptkbp:sonar Type 93 sonar
gptkbp:speed 36 knots
gptkbp:torpedoSystem Type 93 torpedo