Yamato: 1940

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:armament 162 × 25 mm anti-aircraft guns
9 × 46 cm (18.1 in) main guns
12 × 15.5 cm secondary guns
24 × 127 mm anti-aircraft guns
gptkbp:beam 38.9 meters
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Kure_Naval_Arsenal
gptkbp:class gptkb:ship
gptkbp:commissioned 1941
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:crew 2,500–2,800
gptkbp:displacement 72,800 tons (full load)
gptkbp:draught 11 meters
gptkbp:fate sunk
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Yamato: 1940
gptkbp:launched 8 August 1940
gptkbp:length 263 meters
gptkbp:name gptkb:Yamato
gptkbp:notableFor largest battleship ever built
flagship of Japanese Combined Fleet
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Operation_Ten-Go
gptkbp:propulsion Steam turbines
gptkbp:speed 27 knots
gptkbp:sunkBy 7 April 1945
U.S. aircraft
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Yamato-class_battleships
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8