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Shinano (aircraft carrier)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Shinano_(aircraft_carrier)
GPTKB entity
Statements (39)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:ship
gptkbp:aircraftCarried
47 (planned)
gptkbp:armament
16 × 127 mm dual-purpose guns
145 × 25 mm anti-aircraft guns
12 × 28-tube rocket launchers
gptkbp:builtYear
gptkb:Yokosuka_Naval_Arsenal
gptkbp:casualties
over 1,400
gptkbp:commissioned
19 November 1944
gptkbp:convertedTo
gptkb:ship
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:crewComplement
2,400 (planned)
gptkbp:displacement
~72,000 tons (full load)
gptkbp:fate
sunk by submarine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Shinano (aircraft carrier)
gptkbp:hullNumber
gptkb:G-10
gptkbp:laidDown
4 May 1940
gptkbp:launched
5 October 1944
gptkbp:length
266 meters
gptkbp:locationSunk
off the coast of Honshu, Japan
gptkbp:namedAfter
gptkb:Shinano_Province
gptkbp:notableFor
shortest service life of any aircraft carrier
largest aircraft carrier in the world at time of completion
largest ship sunk in WWII by submarine
largest warship sunk by submarine
only Yamato-class ship converted to carrier
gptkbp:operator
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:originallyLaidDownAs
gptkb:ship
gptkbp:propulsion
Steam turbines
gptkbp:purposeOfConversion
support and replenish other carriers
gptkbp:servicePeriod
10 days
gptkbp:sisterShip
gptkb:Yamato
gptkb:Musashi
gptkbp:speed
27 knots (planned)
gptkbp:sunkBy
gptkb:USS_Archerfish_(SS-311)
29 November 1944
gptkbp:survived
~1,080
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Yamato_(battleship)
gptkb:Musashi_(battleship)
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7