Kirishima-class battleships

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battleship
gptkbp:armament 8 × 14 inch guns
gptkbp:armor 305 mm
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Guadalcanal
gptkbp:builder Kawasaki
gptkbp:class gptkb:Kirishima-class
gptkbp:commissioned 1915
gptkbp:conservationEfforts wrecks remain
gptkbp:crewSize 1,200
gptkbp:culturalImpact featured in media
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:design high speed and firepower
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:displacement 35,000 tons
gptkbp:engagements naval battles
gptkbp:fate sunk in battle
gptkbp:finalScore lost at sea
gptkbp:firstMatch 1942
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:historicalContext interwar period
gptkbp:historicalRecords well-documented
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first class of fast battleships
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Kure,_Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kirishima-class battleships
gptkbp:innovation significant upgrades
gptkbp:launchDate 1912-04-15
gptkbp:launched 1912
gptkbp:legacy influenced future designs
gptkbp:length 222 meters
gptkbp:militaryService fleet actions
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Admiral_Isoroku_Yamamoto
gptkbp:numberBuilt 2
gptkbp:operationalRange 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:postWarCareer studied for naval tactics
gptkbp:productionYears 30 years
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:radar installed in 1940s
gptkbp:renovated 1930s
gptkbp:retirementYear defeated in combat
gptkbp:secondaryRole naval warfare
gptkbp:services 1915
1945
gptkbp:sisterShip Hiei
gptkbp:speed 28 knots
gptkbp:successor Nagato-class
gptkbp:supportRole extensive
gptkbp:torpedoSystem limited
gptkbp:type capital ship