Shinano (aircraft carrier)

GPTKB entity

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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