cruiser Mogami

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
light cruiser
gptkbp:aircraftCarried 3 floatplanes
gptkbp:armament anti-aircraft guns
12 × 610 mm torpedo tubes
10 × 203 mm guns (after refit)
15 × 155 mm guns (original)
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kure_Naval_Arsenal
gptkbp:class light cruiser
gptkbp:commissioned 28 July 1935
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:crewComplement 850
gptkbp:decommissioned 25 October 1944
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_Sunda_Strait
gptkbp:displacement 13,440 tons (standard)
15,057 tons (full load)
gptkbp:fate scuttled by Japanese destroyers after Battle of Surigao Strait
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label cruiser Mogami
gptkbp:hullNumber N/A (Japanese ships did not use hull numbers)
gptkbp:laidDown 27 October 1931
gptkbp:launched 14 March 1934
gptkbp:length 201.6 meters
gptkbp:locationSunk Surigao Strait, Philippines
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Mogami_River
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_Sunda_Strait
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:notableFeature converted to hybrid cruiser/aircraft carrier in 1943
designed to evade Washington Naval Treaty limits
initially equipped with triple 155 mm turrets
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:renovated 1939–1940 (main guns replaced with 203 mm)
gptkbp:servicePeriod 1935–1944
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:Kumano
gptkb:Mikuma
gptkb:Suzuya
gptkbp:speed 35 knots
gptkbp:sunkBy 25 October 1944
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Japanese_2nd_Fleet
gptkb:IJN_2nd_Fleet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6