JS Yamato-class battleships

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battleship
gptkbp:aircraft floatplanes
gptkbp:armament 9 × 46 cm guns
12 × 15.5 cm guns
40 × 25 mm guns
gptkbp:armor 410 mm
gptkbp:casualties few crew members
gptkbp:celebrates Yamato Museum
gptkbp:class gptkb:Yamato-class
2
gptkbp:commissioned 1941
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:crew 2,500 personnel
gptkbp:culturalImpact featured in films and video games
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:defeated USS Johnston
April 7, 1945
aircraft attacks
USS Heermann
gptkbp:design naval dominance
twin turrets
post-war battleship designs
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Kawanishi_Aircraft_Company
gptkbp:displacement 72,000 tons
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Operation_Ten-Go
gptkbp:exhibits artifacts from the ships
gptkbp:fate sunk
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:finalDisposal gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historicalPeriod effectiveness in naval warfare
gptkbp:historicalRecords detailed ship logs
gptkbp:historicalSignificance largest battleships ever built
naval history studies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label JS Yamato-class battleships
gptkbp:inspiration military enthusiasts
gptkbp:launched 1940
gptkbp:launchSite catapult
gptkbp:legacy influence on naval design
gptkbp:length 263 meters
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
Japanese_naval_engineering
gptkbp:model scale models
gptkbp:notable_alumni Musashi
Yamato
gptkbp:numberBuilt 2
gptkbp:operationalRange 10,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:radar advanced for its time
gptkbp:secondaryRole battleship warfare
gptkbp:services 1941-1945
gptkbp:speed 27 knots
gptkbp:strategicGoals fleet-in-being
gptkbp:torpedoSystem limited