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.

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Japanese battleship Nagato canonical 4
battleship Nagato 4
Nagato-class battleship 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battleship
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 lagoon
linked to: Bikini Atoll
flagshipOf Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
linked to: Isoroku Yamamoto
homePort Yokosuka Naval District
linked to: Yokosuka
laidDown 1917-08-28
launched 1919-11-09
leadShipOfClass Nagato-class battleship
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
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
symbol of Imperial Japanese naval power in the interwar period
nuclearTestExposure Test Able (air burst)
Test Baker (underwater)
operator Imperial Japanese Navy
participatedIn Battle of Leyte Gulf (as part of the Japanese fleet)
Battle of Midway (as part of the supporting force)
linked to: Battle of Midway

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 Nagato-class battleship
statusLateWar largely inactive due to fuel shortages
sunk 1946-07-29
testSite Bikini Atoll
usedIn Operation Crossroads

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Operation Crossroads includedShip Japanese battleship Nagato
Second Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy) notableShipAssigned battleship Nagato
subject linked to: Second Fleet
linked to: Japanese battleship Nagato
Takeo Kurita commanded Battleship Nagato
linked to: Japanese battleship Nagato
Japanese battleship Mutsu sisterShip Japanese battleship Nagato
Battle of the Sibuyan Sea notableShipDamaged Japanese battleship Nagato
Japanese battleship Nagato shipClass Nagato-class battleship
linked to: Japanese battleship Nagato
Japanese battleship Nagato leadShipOfClass Nagato-class battleship
linked to: Japanese battleship Nagato
Takeo Kurita notableCommand battleship Nagato
subject linked to: Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita
linked to: Japanese battleship Nagato
Japanese Center Force component battleship Nagato
linked to: Japanese battleship Nagato
Nagato class hasMember Japanese battleship Nagato
First Striking Force includedShip battleship Nagato
linked to: Japanese battleship Nagato