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Shokaku-class aircraft carrier
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Shokaku-class_aircraft_carrier
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:ship
gptkbp:aircraftCarried
72
gptkbp:armament
12 × triple 25 mm AA guns
16 × 127 mm dual-purpose guns
4 × twin 13.2 mm machine guns
gptkbp:beam
26 m
gptkbp:builder
gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkb:Yokosuka_Naval_Arsenal
gptkbp:complement
1,660
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:displacement
25,675 tons (standard)
gptkbp:draught
8.8 m
gptkbp:enteredService
1941
gptkbp:era
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:fate
Both ships sunk in World War II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Shokaku-class aircraft carrier
gptkbp:length
257.5 m
gptkbp:notableEngagement
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Eastern_Solomons
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Santa_Cruz_Islands
gptkb:Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkbp:numberBuilt
2
gptkbp:operatedBy
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:predecessor
gptkb:Soryu-class_aircraft_carrier
gptkbp:propulsion
4 steam turbines, 8 boilers
gptkbp:purpose
Fleet carrier for the Imperial Japanese Navy
gptkbp:range
9,700 nmi at 18 knots
gptkbp:shipsInClass
gptkb:Shokaku
gptkb:Zuikaku
gptkbp:speed
34.2 knots
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:Taiho-class_aircraft_carrier
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Shokaku
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5