Musashi
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Musashi was a World War II-era Japanese battleship, one of the largest and most heavily armed ever built, serving as a flagship of the Imperial Japanese Navy before being sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Yamato-class battleship
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battleship → warship → |
| aircraftCarried |
floatplanes for reconnaissance
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| armament |
12 15.5 cm secondary guns
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nine 46 cm (18.1 in) main guns → numerous 12.7 cm and 25 mm anti-aircraft guns → |
| armor |
heavy belt and deck armor
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| battle |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
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| beam |
approximately 38.9 meters
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| belligerent |
Empire of Japan
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| builder |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
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| causeOfSinking |
air attack by U.S. carrier-based aircraft
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| class |
Yamato class
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| commissioned |
1942
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| conflict |
World War II
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| constructionSite |
Mitsubishi Nagasaki shipyard
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| countryOfOrigin |
Japan
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| crewComplement |
over 2,000 officers and men
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| dateOfSinking |
24 October 1944
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| discovered |
2015
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| displacement |
approximately 72,800 tons full load
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| draft |
approximately 11 meters
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| engagement |
Battle of the Sibuyan Sea
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| fate |
sunk
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| flagshipOf |
Combined Fleet
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| flagshipPeriod |
1943
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| hullType |
capital ship
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| laidDown |
1938
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| launched |
1940
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| length |
approximately 263 meters
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| maximumSpeed |
approximately 27 knots
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| namedAfter |
Musashi Province
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| nationality |
Japanese
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| notableFeature |
one of the largest battleships ever built
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one of the most heavily armed battleships ever built → |
| operator |
Imperial Japanese Navy
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| propulsion |
steam turbines
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| role |
flagship of the Imperial Japanese Navy
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| serviceEntry |
1942
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| sisterShip |
Shinano
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Yamato → |
| status |
shipwreck
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| theaterOfWar |
Pacific War
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| wreckDiscoveredBy |
expedition funded by Paul Allen
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| wreckLocation |
Sibuyan Sea
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Imperial Japanese Navy
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notableShip |
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Yamato
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sisterShip |