Shokaku

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft carrier
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Mitsubishi_A6M_Zero
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:Nakajima_B5N
defensive maneuvers
fighter aircraft
reconnaissance missions
air strikes
dive bombers
torpedo bombers
gptkbp:armament 8 × 127 mm guns
4 × 25 mm AA guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:class gptkb:Shokaku-class_aircraft_carrier
gptkbp:commissioned 1941
gptkbp:crewSize 1,500 personnel
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:decommissioned 1947
gptkbp:defeated 1944
gptkbp:displacement 34,800 tons
gptkbp:fate sunk_by_USS_Cavalla
gptkbp:finaleDate Battle of the Philippine Sea
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_Kiyoshi_Hasegawa
gptkb:Captain_Masao_Sato
gptkbp:helicopterCapacity up to 72 aircraft
gptkbp:historicalRole key player in naval battles
gptkbp:historicalSignificance one of the most advanced carriers of its time
gptkbp:homePort Yokosuka
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shokaku
gptkbp:launched 1940
gptkbp:launchSite Kobe
gptkbp:legacy influenced aircraft carrier design
gptkbp:length 256 meters
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
Battle of Midway
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Battle of Coral Sea
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Admiral_Isoroku_Yamamoto
gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Chuichi_Nagumo
gptkbp:operationalRange 1,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:powers 150,000 shp
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:renovated 1943
gptkbp:services gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sisterShip Zuikaku
gptkbp:speed 34 knots