Shimakaze-class destroyers

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:starship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Tassafaronga
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
anti-aircraft guns
127 mm naval gun
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:Shimakaze
gptkb:Urakaze
Hatsukaze
gptkbp:class gptkb:Shimakaze-class
gptkbp:combat_role fleet escort
gptkbp:commissioned 1943
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:crew 200 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:displacement 2,500 tons
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:fate sunk in action
sunk by submarine
gptkbp:features flush deck design
gptkbp:filmography Pacific Theater
gptkbp:historical_context Japanese naval strategy
gptkbp:historical_significance high speed and firepower
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shimakaze-class destroyers
gptkbp:innovation post-war modifications
gptkbp:launched 1943
gptkbp:legacy influence on destroyer design
gptkbp:length 119 meters
gptkbp:losses gptkb:USS_Redfish
1945
gptkbp:notable_features high speed
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:Shimakaze
gptkb:Urakaze
Type 93 torpedo launchers
Hatsukaze
gptkbp:number_built gptkb:3
gptkbp:operational_history gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Fubuki-class_destroyers
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:radar gptkb:Type_21_radar
gptkbp:range 5,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:role gptkb:starship
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:sonar gptkb:Type_93_sonar
gptkbp:speed 40 knots
gptkbp:squadrons limited capabilities
gptkbp:stealth_features low radar cross-section
gptkbp:successor Akizuki-class destroyers