IJN battleship Yamashiro

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Fusō-class battleship Imperial Japanese Navy warship dreadnought battleship

IJN battleship Yamashiro was a Japanese Fuso-class dreadnought battleship that served in the Imperial Japanese Navy and was sunk during the Battle of Surigao Strait in World War II.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Battleship Yamashiro	1
Fusō-class battleship	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Fusō-class battleship ⓘ Imperial Japanese Navy warship ⓘ dreadnought battleship ⓘ
aircraftFacilities	catapult for floatplanes ⓘ
armamentAA	127 mm dual-purpose guns ⓘ 25 mm Type 96 AA guns ⓘ
armamentMain	12 × 356 mm (14 in) guns ⓘ
armamentMainConfiguration	6 twin turrets ⓘ
armamentSecondary	152 mm guns ⓘ
armorBelt	up to 305 mm ⓘ
armorDeck	up to about 114 mm ⓘ
beam	28.65 m ⓘ
builder	Kawasaki Heavy Industries ⓘ surface form: Kawasaki Dockyard Company Kawasaki Heavy Industries ⓘ surface form: Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation
causeOfSinking	gunfire and torpedoes from U.S. and Allied forces ⓘ
class	IJN battleship Yamashiro self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fusō-class battleship
commanderAtSurigaoStrait	Vice Admiral Shōji Nishimura ⓘ
commissioned	1917-03-31 ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan
crewComplement	about 1,400 officers and men ⓘ
dateSunk	1944-10-25 ⓘ
decommissioned	1944-10-25 ⓘ
displacementFullLoad	over 35,000 long tons ⓘ
displacementStandard	about 29,800 long tons ⓘ
draft	8.7 m ⓘ
fate	sunk in battle ⓘ
laidDown	1913-11-20 ⓘ
launched	1915-11-03 ⓘ
length	205.13 m ⓘ
locationSunk	Surigao Strait ⓘ surface form: Surigao Strait, Philippines
maximumSpeed	about 24.7 knots ⓘ
modernizationFeature	enhanced anti-aircraft armament ⓘ improved armor protection ⓘ pagoda-style foremast ⓘ upgraded machinery ⓘ
modernized	1930s ⓘ
namedAfter	Mount Yamashiro ⓘ
notableEngagement	Battle of Surigao Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ
operator	Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
opponentAtSurigaoStrait	United States Navy ⓘ
partOf	Second Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy) ⓘ Southern Force ⓘ
placeBuilt	Kobe ⓘ
propulsion	coal-fired boilers (as built) ⓘ oil-fired boilers (after modernization) ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ
serviceEntryEra	World War I era ⓘ
shipyard	Kawasaki Shipyard, Kobe ⓘ surface form: Kawasaki Shipyard Kobe
sisterShip	IJN Fusō ⓘ
sunkAt	Battle of Surigao Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedIn	training duties in interwar period ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

IJN battleship Yamashiro → class → IJN battleship Yamashiro self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fusō-class battleship

Shōji Nishimura → commanded → IJN battleship Yamashiro ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battleship Yamashiro

Chuichi Nagumo → commandedShip → IJN battleship Yamashiro ⓘ