Shōkaku

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:transport_aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_operated up to 90 aircraft
72 aircraft
up to 72 aircraft
air strikes against enemy ships
gptkbp:aircraft_type gptkb:Kate_torpedo_bomber
gptkb:Mitsubishi_A6_M_Zero
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:Nakajima_B5_N
gptkb:Val_dive_bomber
gptkb:Yokosuka_D4_Y
gptkb:Zero_fighter
gptkbp:armament anti-aircraft guns
8 × 127 mm guns
24 × 25 mm guns
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkb:Kawasaki_Dockyard
gptkbp:card_number gptkb:3
gptkbp:class gptkb:Shōkaku-class
gptkb:Shōkaku-class_aircraft_carrier
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Kido_Butai
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_Kaku_Sadaichi
gptkb:Captain_Kuroda_Yoshikazu
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
1941
gptkbp:crew 1,500 personnel
gptkbp:crew_capacity approximately 2,000
1,500 personnel
gptkbp:cultural_impact featured in various media and literature
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1944
1945
1947
Allied occupation forces
gptkbp:deployment 1941
gptkbp:design Japanese naval architecture
based on the lessons of World War I
gptkbp:design_influence Japanese naval doctrine
gptkbp:designed_for air superiority
gptkbp:displacement 34,800 tons
gptkbp:engagement gptkb:Battle_of_Coral_Sea
gptkbp:fate sunk
sunk by submarine
sunk by submarine attack
sunk by USS Cavalla
gptkbp:fighting_style naval aviation warfare
gptkbp:historical_context World War II naval battles
part of the Imperial Japanese Navy's expansion.
gptkbp:historical_records extensively documented
gptkbp:historical_role aircraft carrier in naval warfare
gptkbp:historical_significance first Japanese carrier to engage in battle
first carrier to be sunk in World War II
one of the most famous Japanese carriers
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Kure,_Japan
Kure
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shōkaku
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1940
1939
1941
gptkbp:legacy influenced future aircraft carrier designs
influence on aircraft carrier design
influenced post-war naval aviation design
gptkbp:length 256 meters
872 ft (266 m)
gptkbp:media_appearances various documentaries
gptkbp:memorials memorialized in naval history
gptkbp:military_engagement Carrier Strike Force
gptkbp:model_kits_available various scale models
gptkbp:name gptkb:Shōkaku
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:notable_feature large flight deck
hangar deck for aircraft storage
gptkbp:operational_period 1941-1944
1941 to 1944
gptkbp:operational_range 1,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:resting_place sunk in the Pacific Ocean
gptkbp:retirement post-war treaty limitations
gptkbp:revival not reconstructed after war
gptkbp:role gptkb:military_aircraft
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:significant_event participated in Battle of Coral Sea
participated in Battle of Santa Cruz Islands
participated in Battle of the Eastern Solomons
participated in Battle of the Philippine Sea
participated in Indian Ocean raid
participated in Pearl Harbor attack
participated in Battle of Leyte Gulf
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:Jun'yō
gptkb:Zuikaku
gptkb:Shōhō
Zuihō
gptkbp:speed 34 knots
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:sunk gptkb:Philippine_Sea
gptkb:USS_Essex
gptkb:1944
19 October 1944
gptkbp:survivors approximately 300
gptkbp:type gptkb:transport_aircraft
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Coral_Sea
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3