Yamato (battleship)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:aircraftCarried up to 7 floatplanes
gptkbp:aircraftCatapults 2
gptkbp:antiAircraftArmament 162 × 25 mm guns
24 × 127 mm guns
gptkbp:armament 12 × 15.5 cm guns
9 × 46 cm (18.1 in) Type 94 naval guns
gptkbp:armorBelt 410 mm
gptkbp:armorDeck 200–230 mm
gptkbp:beam 38.9 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kure_Naval_Arsenal
gptkbp:class gptkb:ship
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Yamato_Museum,_Kure,_Japan
gptkbp:commissioned 16 December 1941
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:crew 2,500–2,800
gptkbp:decommissioned 7 April 1945
gptkbp:displacement 72,800 tons (full load)
gptkbp:draught 11 meters
gptkbp:fate sunk by US aircraft
gptkbp:featuredIn books
films
various documentaries
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Yamato (battleship)
gptkbp:hullNumber Ship Number 797
gptkbp:launched 8 August 1940
gptkbp:length 263 meters
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Yamato_Province
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Hotel_Yamato
gptkbp:notableFor heaviest battleship ever constructed
largest battleship ever constructed
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion Steam turbines
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:Musashi_(battleship)
gptkb:Shinano_(aircraft_carrier)
gptkbp:speed 27 knots
gptkbp:sunkBy gptkb:Operation_Ten-Go
7 April 1945
gptkbp:wartimeRole participated in Battle of Leyte Gulf
Operation Ten-Go final sortie
flagship of Combined Fleet
gptkbp:wreckLocation gptkb:East_China_Sea
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Seiichi_Itō
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6