Japanese battlecruiser Kirishima

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Japanese battlecruiser Kirishima was an Imperial Japanese Navy capital ship of World War II that fought in several major Pacific engagements before being sunk during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battlecruiser
capital ship
warship
armament 8 × 14-inch (356 mm) main guns
anti-aircraft guns
secondary battery of 6-inch guns
builder Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard NERFINISHED
class Kongō-class battlecruiser NERFINISHED
commissioned 1915-04-19
completed 1915-04-19
conflict Pacific War
World War I
World War II
countryOfOrigin Empire of Japan NERFINISHED
crewComplement about 1200 officers and men after reconstruction
dateOfSinking 1942-11-15
decommissioned 1942-11-15
displacement about 27000 tons standard after reconstruction
era early 20th century warship
fate sunk in battle
homePort Yokosuka Naval District NERFINISHED
laidDown 1912-03-17
launchDate 1913-12-01
length about 222 meters
locationOfWreck Ironbottom Sound NERFINISHED
maximumSpeed about 30 knots after reconstruction
modernized 1930s
namedAfter Mount Kirishima NERFINISHED
navalFleet Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED
navalRole escort for aircraft carriers
shore bombardment
notableEngagement night action against US battleships off Guadalcanal
operator Imperial Japanese Navy
participatedIn Attack on Pearl Harbor NERFINISHED
Battle of Midway NERFINISHED
Guadalcanal Campaign NERFINISHED
Indian Ocean raid NERFINISHED
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal NERFINISHED
placeOfSinking Ironbottom Sound NERFINISHED
off Savo Island
propulsion steam turbines
reconstructedAs fast battleship
shipyard Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard NERFINISHED
sisterShip Japanese battlecruiser Haruna NERFINISHED
Japanese battlecruiser Hiei NERFINISHED
Japanese battlecruiser Kongō NERFINISHED
status wreck
sunkBy USS Washington (BB-56) NERFINISHED
United States Navy NERFINISHED

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Kongō-class battlecruiser hasMember Japanese battlecruiser Kirishima
Japanese battleship Hiei sisterShip Japanese battlecruiser Kirishima
this entity surface form: Japanese battleship Kirishima