Akizuki class

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The Akizuki class was a group of Japanese destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, noted for their heavy anti-aircraft armament and advanced design.

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Surface form Occurrences
Akizuki-class destroyer 3

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy ship class
destroyer class
warship class
armamentType anti-aircraft guns
dual-purpose guns
torpedoes
conflict World War II
countryOfOrigin Empire of Japan NERFINISHED
designedAs anti-aircraft destroyer
designedBy Japanese naval architects
designedFor escort of carrier task forces
era 20th century warship
hasCapability convoy escort
high-rate anti-aircraft fire
screening capital ships
hasShip Japanese destroyer Akizuki NERFINISHED
Japanese destroyer Fuyuzuki NERFINISHED
Japanese destroyer Hanazuki NERFINISHED
Japanese destroyer Harutsuki NERFINISHED
Japanese destroyer Hatsuzuki NERFINISHED
Japanese destroyer Hazuki NERFINISHED
Japanese destroyer Kiyotsuki NERFINISHED
Japanese destroyer Michitsuki NERFINISHED
Japanese destroyer Natsuzuki NERFINISHED
Japanese destroyer Niizuki NERFINISHED
Japanese destroyer Otsuki NERFINISHED
Japanese destroyer Shimotsuki NERFINISHED
Japanese destroyer Suzutsuki NERFINISHED
Japanese destroyer Teruzuki NERFINISHED
Japanese destroyer Wakatsuki NERFINISHED
Japanese destroyer Yoizuki NERFINISHED
hullType steel hull
namedAfter lead ship Akizuki NERFINISHED
navalStandard Japanese destroyer design of early 1940s
navalTheater Pacific War NERFINISHED
notableFeature advanced design for its time
heavy anti-aircraft armament
operatedBy Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED
primaryRole fleet air-defense
propulsionType steam turbine
regionOfOperation East Asian waters
Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
secondaryRole anti-submarine warfare
anti-surface warfare
serviceBranch Japanese Navy surface fleet
shipType destroyer
timePeriod World War II era
usedBy Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED

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

Hatsuzuki partOf Akizuki class
Hatsuzuki hasShipClass Akizuki class
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers notableClass Akizuki class
this entity surface form: Akizuki-class destroyer
Akizuki shipClass Akizuki class
this entity surface form: Akizuki-class destroyer
Wakatsuki shipClass Akizuki class
this entity surface form: Akizuki-class destroyer