Yamato-class

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battleship
gptkbp:aircraft_operated floatplanes
gptkbp:armament 9 × 46 cm guns
gptkbp:armor 410 mm
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:class gptkb:battleship
gptkbp:combat_experience limited due to late war deployment
gptkbp:commissioned 1941
gptkbp:construction_started 1937
1941
gptkbp:crew 2,500 personnel
gptkbp:cultural_impact featured in media and literature
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:deployment Pacific Theater
gptkbp:design_philosophy superiority through firepower
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:displacement 72,800 tons
gptkbp:engagement April 7, 1945
gptkbp:fate sunk in 1945
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkbp:historical_research ongoing interest in naval history
gptkbp:historical_significance symbol of Japanese naval power
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Yamato-class
gptkbp:launched_in gptkb:1940
gptkbp:legacy influenced naval design
gptkbp:length 263 meters
gptkbp:memorials various commemorations
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Operation_Ten-Go
gptkbp:notable_feature largest battleship ever built
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:World_War_II
limited effectiveness
gptkbp:operational_range long-range engagement
gptkbp:primary_role gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:range 7,200 nautical miles
gptkbp:recognition military history studies
gptkbp:resting_place ocean floor near Okinawa
gptkbp:role gptkb:battleship
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:Musashi
gptkbp:speed 27 knots
gptkbp:strategic_importance deterrent against Allied forces
gptkbp:sunk near Okinawa
gptkbp:survivors few crew members
crew accounts
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:IJN_Shinano
gptkb:Shinano
gptkb:battleship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4