Yamato-class battleships

GPTKB entity

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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:commanded gptkb:Musashi
gptkb:Yamato
gptkbp:commissioned 1941
gptkbp:crew_capacity 2,500
gptkbp:cultural_impact featured in films and literature
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:deployment Pacific Theater
gptkbp:design Yamato-class design
gptkbp:displacement 72,800 tons
gptkbp:engagement gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkbp:era gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:fate sunk in battle
gptkbp:historical_event sunk by U. S. aircraft
gptkbp:historical_period World War II era
gptkbp:historical_significance symbol of Japanese naval power
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Yamato-class battleships
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1940
gptkbp:legacy influence on naval design
gptkbp:length 263 meters
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Operation_Ten-Go
gptkbp:name gptkb:Musashi
gptkb:Shinano
gptkb:Yamato
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_Surigao_Strait
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:notable_feature largest battleship ever built
gptkbp:number_built gptkb:3
gptkbp:operational_period 1941-1945
gptkbp:operational_theater gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:primary_role battleship warfare
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:range 7,200 nautical miles
gptkbp:role gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:Musashi
gptkb:Shinano
gptkbp:speed 27 knots
gptkbp:status wreck site discovered
gptkbp:strategic_importance intended to counter U. S. naval power
gptkbp:survivors few crew members
gptkbp:third_ship_launched gptkb:Shinano
gptkbp:type_of gptkb:super_battleship
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Yamashiro
gptkb:IJN_Fuso
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4