Kongō-class destroyers

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf destroyer
gptkbp:armament 4 × 533 mm torpedo tubes
6 × 127 mm guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:class gptkb:Kongō-class
gptkbp:commissioned 1913
gptkbp:constructedIn 1912 and 1917
gptkbp:crew 200 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:defeated aircraft attacks
USS Sealion
USS Darter
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:displacement 1,800 tons
gptkbp:fate sunk_in_World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kongō-class destroyers
gptkbp:launched 1912
gptkbp:length 118 meters
gptkbp:name gptkb:Kongō
Hiei
Kirishima
Haruna
gptkbp:notableFeature high speed
good maneuverability
heavily armed for their size
modern design for the time
gptkbp:numberBuilt 4
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:operationalRange 3,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
Battle of Midway
Battle of the Philippine Sea
gptkbp:propulsion 2 × steam turbines
gptkbp:radar Type 21 radar
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Ayanami-class_destroyers
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:services 1913 to 1945
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:Yūbari-class_destroyers
gptkb:Tachibana-class_destroyers
gptkb:Fubuki-class_destroyers
gptkb:Ayanami-class_destroyers
gptkb:Mikuma-class_destroyers
gptkb:Asashio-class_destroyers
Kagerō-class destroyers
Mutsuki-class destroyers
Shiratsuyu-class destroyers
Akatsuki-class destroyers
gptkbp:sonar Type 93 sonar
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:torpedoSystem 4 × 21 inch torpedoes