Battleship Fuso
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Battleship Fuso was a Japanese World War II-era dreadnought battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy, notable for its distinctive pagoda-style superstructure and its loss at the Battle of Surigao Strait.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battleship Fuso canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
ⓘ
dreadnought battleship ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armamentAA | anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| armamentMain | 12 × 14-inch (356 mm) guns ⓘ |
| armamentMainConfiguration | six twin turrets ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary | 6-inch (152 mm) guns ⓘ |
| armorBelt | up to about 305 mm ⓘ |
| armorDeck | up to about 114 mm ⓘ |
| beam | about 28.7 meters ⓘ |
| builder | Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Kobe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | torpedo hits and gunfire ⓘ |
| commanderAtSurigaoStrait | Vice Admiral Shoji Nishimura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1915-11-08 ⓘ |
| conflict | Pacific War ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| crewComplement | over 1,400 officers and men ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1944-10-25 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | over 35,000 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 29,000 long tons ⓘ |
| distinctiveFeature | pagoda-style superstructure ⓘ |
| engagement | Battle of Surigao Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in battle ⓘ |
| fleetAssignment | Japanese Southern Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | Fuso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1912-03-11 ⓘ |
| launched | 1914-03-28 ⓘ |
| leadShipOfClass | Fuso-class battleship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | about 205 meters ⓘ |
| locationOfWreck | Surigao Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 23 knots ⓘ |
| modernizationFeature |
enhanced armor
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improved machinery ⓘ reconstructed superstructure ⓘ strengthened anti-aircraft armament ⓘ |
| modernized | 1930s ⓘ |
| namesake | Fusō Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalArchitectureType | all-big-gun battleship ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| partOfOperation | Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | World War I era ⓘ |
| shipClass | Fuso-class battleship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | war loss ⓘ |
| sunkAt | Battle of Surigao Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkBy | United States Navy forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivorsCountApproximate | very few ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Shōji Nishimura