JS Yamashiro (BB-79)

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battleship
gptkbp:activeYears 1945
gptkbp:antiSubmarineWarfare 12 × 25 mm guns
gptkbp:armament 9 × 46 cm guns
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:built gptkb:Kure,_Japan
gptkbp:class gptkb:Yamato-class
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_Kiyoshi_Saito
gptkb:Captain_Masao_Sato
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Admiral_Isoroku_Yamamoto
1944-03-15
gptkbp:crew 1,500 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Allied_forces
1946
1946-01-01
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Philippines
1945
gptkbp:died air attacks
gptkbp:displacement 40,000 tons
gptkbp:famous_for heavy naval engagements
gptkbp:fate scrapped
scrapped in 1947
gptkbp:flowsInto 3
gptkbp:historical_significance largest battleship ever built
gptkbp:historicalContext World War II era
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Kure,_Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label JS Yamashiro (BB-79)
gptkbp:is_designed_to naval supremacy
gptkbp:launched 1943-08-01
gptkbp:legacy symbol of naval power
gptkbp:length 250 meters
gptkbp:navalFleet gptkb:Combined_Fleet
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:surrender_of_Japan
gptkbp:notable_feature massive size
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:operational_status inactive
gptkbp:operationalRange 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Mountain_Castle
gptkbp:participatesIn gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkbp:productionYears 1945
1944-1945
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:radar Type 21 radar
gptkbp:replacedBy aircraft carriers
gptkbp:resolution 410 mm
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:JS_Yamato_(BB-63)
gptkbp:speed 27 knots
gptkbp:technology advanced fire control system
gptkbp:theme gptkb:Yamato-class_design
gptkbp:torpedoSystem 4 × 610 mm tubes