The Shimakaze

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:starship
gptkbp:armament 6 × 127 mm guns
12 × 610 mm torpedo tubes
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:class gptkb:Shimakaze-class
gptkbp:commander Captain Takahashi
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1940
gptkbp:crew 250 personnel
gptkbp:cultural_impact Featured in media and games.
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:design Tachibana-class design
gptkbp:displacement 2,200 tons
gptkbp:engagement 1945
gptkbp:fate sunk
sunk by submarine
gptkbp:finale_date Near Okinawa
gptkbp:historical_period World War II era
gptkbp:historical_significance Fastest destroyer of its time
gptkbp:home_port Kure
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Shimakaze
gptkbp:launched 1939
gptkbp:legacy Influence on destroyer design
gptkbp:length 119 meters
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:None
None known
gptkbp:notable_event Sinking in 1945
gptkbp:notable_for high speed
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:preserved_by No known preserved examples
gptkbp:primary_role Anti-aircraft warfare
Destroyer operations
gptkbp:propulsion 2 × turbines
2 × Kampon boilers
gptkbp:radar gptkb:Type_21_radar
gptkbp:range 5,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:service gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:Shiratsuyu
gptkb:Yukikaze
gptkb:Akizuki
gptkb:Kagero
gptkbp:sonar gptkb:Type_93_sonar
gptkbp:speed 40 knots
gptkbp:survivors gptkb:None
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Shimakaze
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6