Unryū-class

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:starship
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:aircraft
bombers
up to 30 aircraft
gptkbp:allows vulnerability to air attacks
lack of air cover
limited operational time
gptkbp:armament anti-aircraft guns
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1944
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:crew approximately 1,500 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:design Yamato-class design principles
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1945-08-15
gptkbp:displacement approximately 20,000 tons
gptkbp:fate sunk in combat
gptkbp:features angled flight deck
island superstructure
catapults
gptkbp:historical_significance influenced post-war aircraft carrier designs
part of the Imperial Japanese Navy's last efforts
first Japanese aircraft carriers with modern features
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Unryū-class
gptkbp:launch_date 1943-05-01
gptkbp:launched 1943
gptkbp:legacy influenced naval warfare strategies
contributed to the development of modern aircraft carriers
gptkbp:length approximately 250 meters
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:Unryū
2
Amagi
gptkbp:operational_history gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:partnerships 1944-08-01
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Hōshō-class
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:role naval aviation support
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:Unryū
Amagi
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Shōkaku-class
gptkbp:type gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Unryū
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5