Shinano (BB-63)

GPTKB entity

Properties (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Battleship
gptkbp:aircraft up to 100 aircraft
gptkbp:armament 9 × 16 in guns
12 × 5 in guns
40 × 40 mm guns
49 × 20 mm guns
gptkbp:armor up to 18 inches
gptkbp:beam 136 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:built 1940
1944
gptkbp:class gptkb:Yamato-class
gptkbp:commissioned November 19, 1944
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:crew 2,500 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned Not applicable
gptkbp:defeated November 29, 1944
USS Archerfish
gptkbp:design Battleship design
gptkbp:displacement 72,000 tons
gptkbp:fate sunk by submarine
gptkbp:historical_significance largest battleship ever built
gptkbp:historicalEvent Sinking marked end of battleship era.
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Kure,_Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shinano (BB-63)
gptkbp:launched October 8, 1944
Mrs._H._Yamamoto
gptkbp:length 1,001 feet
gptkbp:name gptkb:Shinano
gptkbp:nickname nan
gptkbp:notable_event first aircraft carrier conversion of a battleship
gptkbp:operational_status nan
Not operational at sinking
gptkbp:propulsion Steam turbines
gptkbp:range 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:scholarships Significant financial investment
gptkbp:secondary_mission Transporting aircraft and personnel
gptkbp:services gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sister_ship Musashi
Yamato
gptkbp:speed 27 knots