JS Shimakaze (DD-179)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Destroyer
gptkbp:activeYears 1944-1974
gptkbp:armament 6 × 127 mm guns
4 × 25 mm guns
12 × 610 mm torpedo tubes
gptkbp:beam 11.5 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Mitsubishi_Heavy_Industries
gptkbp:class gptkb:Shimakaze-class
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
1944-01-20
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:crew 300 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force
1974-03-31
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:displacement 2,500 tons
gptkbp:draft 3.5 meters
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Type 3 ECM
gptkbp:engine 2 × General Electric LM2500
gptkbp:fate Scrapped
gptkbp:finalDisposal Scrapped in 1974
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_Masahiro_Yamamoto
gptkb:Captain_Katsuji_Kato
gptkbp:homePort Yokosuka
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label JS Shimakaze (DD-179)
gptkbp:launched 1943-03-01
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Kure_Naval_Arsenal
gptkbp:length 118 meters
gptkbp:lengthOverall 118 meters
gptkbp:maxRange 4,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:nickname nan
gptkbp:notableEvent Involved in humanitarian missions
Engaged in anti-piracy operations
Assisted in post-war operations
Participated_in_the_Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
Participated_in_joint_exercises_with_US_Navy
gptkbp:operationalStatus Decommissioned
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:propulsion Gas turbine
gptkbp:radar Type 282 radar
gptkbp:replacedBy JS Asagiri (DD-151)
gptkbp:role Anti-submarine warfare
Escort
Destroyer_operations
gptkbp:services gptkb:Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:JS_Yukikaze_(DD-179)
gptkbp:sonar Type 194 sonar
gptkbp:speed 36 knots