Katori-class battleship

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battleship
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:antiSubmarineWarfare 4 × 12.7 mm machine guns
gptkbp:armament 8 × 14 cm guns
gptkbp:armor up to 100 mm
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:casualties few crew members
gptkbp:class gptkb:Katori-class
gptkbp:commissioned 1921
gptkbp:completed 1921
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:crew 400 personnel
gptkbp:cultural_impact depicted in media
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:defeated October 25, 1944
off_the_coast_of_the_Philippines
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:design Katori-class_design
gptkbp:displacement 10,000 tons
gptkbp:engagements multiple naval battles
gptkbp:fate sunk in action
lost at sea
gptkbp:frequency 1920s
gptkbp:historical_significance first class of Japanese light battleships
gptkbp:historicalContext interwar period
Japanese_naval_expansion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Katori-class battleship
gptkbp:inspiration subsequent_Japanese_warships
gptkbp:launched 1920
gptkbp:legacy wreck site
influence on future designs
gptkbp:length 200 meters
gptkbp:navalFleet gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
advanced for its time
gptkbp:notable_feature high speed and maneuverability
gptkbp:operationalHistory extensive_during_WWII
gptkbp:operationalRange 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:radar Type 21 radar
gptkbp:renovated 1940s
gptkbp:replacedBy aircraft carriers
gptkbp:role naval warfare
gptkbp:sister_ship Kaga
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:strategicGoals fleet actions
in_the_Pacific_War
gptkbp:sustainability_initiatives underwater archaeology
gptkbp:torpedoSystem 4 × 610 mm tubes
gptkbp:type light battleship
gptkbp:vesselType 2