Shōkaku-class carriers

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft carrier
gptkbp:aircraft fighter aircraft
dive bombers
torpedo bombers
gptkbp:armament 8 × 127 mm guns
24 × 25 mm guns
gptkbp:commissioned 1941
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Kawasaki_Heavy_Industries
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:crew 1,500 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:design improved stability
large flight deck
enhanced armor
gptkbp:designedBy Kawanishi
gptkbp:displacement 30,000 tons
gptkbp:exhibits yes
gptkbp:fate sunk
gptkbp:helicopterCapacity yes
70 aircraft
gptkbp:historicalEvent participated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea
participated in the Battle of Midway
participated_in_the_Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
participated_in_Pearl_Harbor_attack
participated_in_the_Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
sunk_by_USS_Cavalla
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first Japanese carriers to be designed as fleet carriers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shōkaku-class carriers
gptkbp:launchSite catapult
gptkbp:legacy influenced post-war carrier designs
set standards for future aircraft carriers
gptkbp:length 256 meters
gptkbp:name gptkb:Shōkaku
Zuikaku
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Midway
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Battle of Coral Sea
gptkbp:numberBuilt 2
gptkbp:operationalRole air superiority
anti-submarine warfare
support for land operations
naval strike
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:services 1941-1945
gptkbp:sisterShip Zuikaku
gptkbp:speed 34 knots
gptkbp:type fleet carrier
gptkbp:width 30.5 meters