Taiyo-class

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_operated 30 aircraft
angled flight deck
gptkbp:armament anti-aircraft guns
gptkbp:associated_with Japanese naval aviation
gptkbp:commanded Taiyo
Chuyo
Unyo
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1944
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:crew 1,200 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Allied_forces
1946
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:1944
1945
Pacific Theater
gptkbp:design to enhance naval air power
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Kawasaki
gptkbp:displacement 20,000 tons
gptkbp:fate scrapped
scrapped in 1947
gptkbp:features full-length flight deck
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_role supporting air operations in naval battles
gptkbp:historical_significance first Japanese aircraft carriers post-WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Taiyo-class
gptkbp:influence post-war aircraft carrier design
gptkbp:launch_date 1943-12-07
gptkbp:launched 1943
gptkbp:length 250 meters
gptkbp:mission air defense
anti-submarine warfare
gptkbp:notable_features large hangar space
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:3
gptkbp:operational_area 1944-1946
gptkbp:operational_range 1,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:operational_status retired
gptkbp:origin Japanese naval design philosophy
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbine
gptkbp:replaced_by light aircraft carriers
gptkbp:role supporting naval operations
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:sister_ship Chuyo
Unyo
gptkbp:speed 25 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Shinano-class
gptkbp:year 1944-06-30
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:IJN_Taiyo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6