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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:submarine
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gptkbp:armament
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torpedoes
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
gptkb:Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard
gptkb:Electric_Boat_Company
gptkb:Portsmouth_Naval_Shipyard
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gptkbp:commissioned
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1943
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gptkbp:crew_capacity
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10 officers and 70 enlisted men
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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gptkb:1980s
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gptkbp:depth
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1,200 feet
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gptkbp:design_features
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streamlined hull
increased torpedo capacity
improved sonar
greater range
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gptkbp:designed_by
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:displacement
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1,570 tons
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gptkbp:fate
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scrapped or preserved
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_II
submarine warfare tactics
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Balao-class submarine
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gptkbp:launch_date
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gptkb:1942
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gptkbp:length
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311 feet
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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gptkb:intelligence_gathering
training exercises
special operations
rescue missions
patrols in the Pacific
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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gptkb:Mark_16_torpedo
gptkb:USS_Archerfish_(SS-311)
gptkb:USS_Balao_(SS-285)
gptkb:USS_Tang_(SS-306)
gptkb:Mark_23_torpedo
gptkb:Mark_14_torpedo
fleet submarine
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gptkbp:number_built
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120
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gptkbp:operational_status
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decommissioned
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gptkbp:operational_theater
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Pacific Theater
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gptkbp:primary_role
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attack submarine
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gptkbp:propulsion
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diesel-electric
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gptkbp:replaced_by
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nuclear submarines
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gptkbp:service_years
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1943-1980s
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gptkbp:speed
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20.25 knots
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Tench-class_submarine
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gptkbp:surviving_vessels
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gptkb:USS_Batfish_(SS-310)
gptkb:USS_Pampanito_(SS-383)
gptkb:USS_Croaker_(SS-246)
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gptkbp:year_created
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1943
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:USS_Bowfin_(SS-287)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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