Musashi (BB-62)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Battleship
gptkbp:armament 9 × 46 cm guns
12 × 15.5 cm guns
40 × 25 mm guns
4 × 13 mm guns
gptkbp:battle October 24, 1944
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:built 1938
1940
gptkbp:casualties 1,000 crew members
gptkbp:class gptkb:Yamato-class
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_Kiyoshi_Hasegawa
gptkbp:commissioned 1944
gptkbp:crew_size 2,500 personnel
gptkbp:currentLocation 2015
1,000 meters
gptkbp:decommissioned 1946
August 1946
gptkbp:design gptkb:Yamato-class_design
gptkbp:displacement 72,000 tons
gptkbp:famous_for Engagements_in_World_War_II
gptkbp:fate October 24, 1944
sunk in battle
gptkbp:historical_significance Largest battleship ever built
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Kure,_Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Musashi (BB-62)
gptkbp:launched 1940
gptkbp:legacy Symbol of naval power
gptkbp:length 263 meters
gptkbp:location gptkb:Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:name Musashi
gptkbp:nickname The Mighty Musashi
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkbp:operationalRange gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:propulsion Steam turbines
gptkbp:range 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:resolution 410 mm
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:role Naval warfare
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:Yamato-class_battleships
gptkb:Shinano
Yamato
gptkbp:speed 27 knots
gptkbp:technology Fire control systems
Heavy artillery
Anti-aircraft systems
Armor-piercing shells
Radar_systems
Torpedo_protection_system
gptkbp:type Capital ship