Yamashiro
E445750
Yamashiro was a World War II-era Imperial Japanese Navy battleship, notable as one of the last battleships sunk in a classic surface engagement during the Battle of Surigao Strait.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yamashiro canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy warship
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battleship ⓘ |
| armedForce | Imperial Japanese Navy surface fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerentSide |
Axis Powers
NERFINISHED
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Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Fusō-class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Pacific War
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World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedBy | United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagementType | surface action ⓘ |
| era | World War II era ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in battle ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century naval warfare ⓘ |
| lossCause | gunfire and torpedoes in surface battle ⓘ |
| navalRole | line-of-battle ship ⓘ |
| navalTheater | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notability | one of the last battleships sunk in a classic surface engagement ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Surigao Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Fusō-class battleship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipType | dreadnought battleship ⓘ |
| sisterShip | Fusō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkAt | Surigao Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkDuring | Battle of Surigao Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkOnDate | 1944-10-25 ⓘ |
| usedAs | capital ship ⓘ |
| wasOneOf | last battleships sunk in a classic surface engagement ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.