Japanese battleship Nagato
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The Japanese battleship Nagato was a World War II-era capital ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy, famed as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto’s flagship during the attack on Pearl Harbor and later used as a target in postwar nuclear tests.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Nagato-class battleship | 2 |
| Battleship Nagato | 1 |
| battleship Nagato | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battleship
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capital ship ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| airDefence | equipped with multiple anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| armourBeltThickness | up to about 305 mm ⓘ |
| armourDeckThickness | up to about 70 mm ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 29 m ⓘ |
| builder | Kure Naval Arsenal ⓘ |
| capturedBy | United States Navy ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1920-11-25 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| crewComplement | around 1,300 officers and men (wartime) ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | about 39,000 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 32,000 tons ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| fate | sunk as a result of nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll ⓘ |
| finalLocation |
Bikini Atoll
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surface form:
Bikini Atoll lagoon
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| flagshipOf |
Isoroku Yamamoto
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surface form:
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
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| homePort |
Yokosuka
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surface form:
Yokosuka Naval District
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| laidDown | 1917-08-28 ⓘ |
| launched | 1919-11-09 ⓘ |
| leadShipOfClass |
Japanese battleship Nagato
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Nagato-class battleship
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| length | approximately 215.8 m ⓘ |
| mainBattery | 8 × 410 mm guns ⓘ |
| mainBatteryConfiguration | 4 twin turrets ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 26.5 knots ⓘ |
| modernizationDetails | improved armour, machinery, and superstructure ⓘ |
| modernized | 1930s ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nagato Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | served as Yamamoto’s flagship during planning and execution of the attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
among the first battleships armed with 410 mm (16.1 in) guns
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symbol of Imperial Japanese naval power in the interwar period ⓘ |
| nuclearTestExposure |
Operation Hardtack I
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surface form:
Test Able (air burst)
Test Baker (underwater) ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
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surface form:
Battle of Leyte Gulf (as part of the Japanese fleet)
Battle of Midway ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Midway (as part of the supporting force)
Battle of the Philippine Sea (as part of the Japanese fleet) ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| postwarUse | target ship for nuclear tests ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| roleAtPearlHarbor | flagship of the Combined Fleet ⓘ |
| secondaryBattery | 140 mm guns ⓘ |
| shipClass |
Japanese battleship Nagato
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Nagato-class battleship
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| statusLateWar | largely inactive due to fuel shortages ⓘ |
| sunk | 1946-07-29 ⓘ |
| testSite | Bikini Atoll ⓘ |
| usedIn | Operation Crossroads ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battleship Nagato
Japanese battleship Nagato
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leadShipOfClass
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Japanese battleship Nagato
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Nagato-class battleship
subject surface form:
Second Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)
this entity surface form:
battleship Nagato
this entity surface form:
Nagato-class battleship