Kantai-class

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf warship class
gptkbp:aircraft bombers
fighters
torpedo bombers
gptkbp:armament various naval guns
gptkbp:armor belt armor and deck armor
gptkbp:class gptkb:Essex-class
gptkb:Midway-class
gptkb:Yamato-class
gptkb:Lexington-class
Akagi-class
gptkbp:crewSize approximately 2,500 personnel
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspired media and games
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:design flight deck
hangar deck
island superstructure
balance of speed and firepower
gptkbp:designedBy Kawanishi
gptkbp:displacement approximately 30,000 tons
gptkbp:fate sunk_or_scrapped_after_WWII
gptkbp:helicopterCapacity up to 90 aircraft
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historicalImpact shifted naval warfare towards air power
gptkbp:historicalSignificance participated in major naval battles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kantai-class
gptkbp:launched 1940
gptkbp:legacy influenced post-war carrier designs
gptkbp:length approximately 800 feet
gptkbp:militaryService carrier strike groups
gptkbp:notable_alumni gptkb:Shōkaku
Zuikaku
Kantai
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
Battle of Midway
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Battle of Coral Sea
gptkbp:numberBuilt 6
gptkbp:operationalRange long-range operations
gptkbp:operationalStatus vulnerable to air attacks
limited anti-aircraft defenses
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:role fleet carrier
gptkbp:services 1941-1945
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Shōkaku-class
gptkbp:type aircraft carrier
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy