Operation Ten-Go
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Operation Ten-Go was the final major Japanese naval sortie of World War II, a desperate 1945 mission centered on the battleship Yamato’s one-way attack toward Okinawa.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy operation
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World War II operation → naval military operation → |
| airSupport |
none planned for Japanese force
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| alsoKnownAs |
Ten-gō Sakusen
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| belligerent |
Empire of Japan
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United States → |
| cause |
Japanese strategic situation collapse in 1945
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desperate attempt to defend Okinawa → |
| characteristic |
final major Japanese naval sortie of World War II
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one-way mission with no planned return → suicide surface attack mission → |
| codeName |
Ten-Go
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| commander |
Admiral Seiichi Itō
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| conflict |
Battle of Okinawa
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| consequence |
loss of most escorting destroyers
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sinking of battleship Yamato → sinking of light cruiser Yahagi → |
| country |
Empire of Japan
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| date |
1945-04-07
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| flagship |
Japanese battleship Yamato
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| historicalContext |
conducted during U.S. invasion of Okinawa
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| involvedUnit |
Imperial Japanese Navy Combined Fleet remnants
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U.S. Navy Task Force 58 → |
| languageOfName |
Japanese
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| location |
East China Sea
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en route to Okinawa → waters south of Kyushu → |
| mainTarget |
Allied invasion fleet off Okinawa
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| navalForceComposition |
Japanese destroyers
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battleship Yamato → light cruiser Yahagi → |
| notableShip |
Japanese battleship Yamato
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| objective |
attack Allied invasion fleet off Okinawa
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conduct one-way suicide surface attack → |
| opposedBy |
U.S. carrier-based aircraft
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| opposingCommander |
Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
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Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher → |
| outcome |
Japanese task force destroyed
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| partOf |
Pacific War
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World War II → |
| precededBy |
Philippine Sea and Leyte Gulf naval battles
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| relatedTo |
Battle of Okinawa
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kamikaze operations → |
| result |
decisive American victory
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| strategicSignificance |
ended any remaining Japanese surface fleet threat
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symbolized futility of late-war Japanese naval operations → |
| timePeriod |
late World War II
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| year |
1945
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Ten-Go
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alsoKnownAs |
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World War II
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hasPart |
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Yamato
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operation |
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Yamato
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sunkDuring |
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Japanese battleship Yamato
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sunkIn |