Zuiho-class

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft carrier
gptkbp:aircraft fighter aircraft
approximately 30 aircraft
dive bombers
torpedo bombers
Zuiho
Chuyo
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
Battle of the Philippine Sea
gptkbp:armament anti-aircraft guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kawasaki_Dockyard_Company
gptkbp:commissioned 1940
gptkbp:crew_size approximately 1,200 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:decommissioningDate defeat_in_World_War_II
gptkbp:design_feature flight deck
hangar deck
island superstructure
gptkbp:displacement approximately 14,000 tons
gptkbp:fate scrapped after the war
gptkbp:firstMatch Zuiho
Chuyo
gptkbp:historical_significance part_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Navy's_carrier_strike_force
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Zuiho-class
gptkbp:impact studied for naval warfare tactics.
gptkbp:inspiration Akagi-class
Japanese_naval_architecture
gptkbp:legacy influenced post-war carrier designs
gptkbp:length approximately 200 meters
gptkbp:navalFleet carrier battle group
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Captain_Kiyoshi_Saito
gptkb:Captain_Masao_Sato
gptkbp:operationalHistory participated in numerous naval battles
gptkbp:operationalRole reconnaissance
air superiority
ground attack
gptkbp:productionYears 1940-1945
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:range approximately 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:role naval aviation support
strategic naval operations
gptkbp:services gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:sister_ship sunk_during_World_War_II
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Shinyo-class
gptkbp:vesselType 2