Battleship North Carolina

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battleship
gptkbp:armament 20 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
9 × 16 in (410 mm) guns
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Republic_of_Korea_War_Service_Medal
gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:United_Nations_Medal
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Korean_Service_Medal
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:builder gptkb:New_York_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:class gptkb:North_Carolina-class_battleship
gptkbp:commissioned April 9, 1941
gptkbp:crew 2,300 personnel
gptkbp:current_status preserved as a museum ship
gptkbp:decommissioned June 27, 1947
gptkbp:displacement 35,000 tons
gptkbp:exhibition floating museum
gptkbp:fate gptkb:museum
gptkbp:features gptkb:gift_shop
gptkb:educational_programs
self-guided tours
exhibits on naval history
events and ceremonies
gptkbp:has_museum gptkb:Battleship_North_Carolina_Museum
gptkbp:historical_significance symbol of WWII naval power
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Wilmington,_North_Carolina
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battleship North Carolina
gptkbp:is_visited_by over 1 million people annually
gptkbp:launched June 13, 1940
gptkbp:length 729 feet
gptkbp:location gptkb:Wilmington,_North_Carolina
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Showboat
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:restoration gptkb:1980s
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:significance first battleship commissioned after Pearl Harbor
gptkbp:speed 32 knots
gptkbp:sunk no
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wilmington,_North_Carolina
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4