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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:ship
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gptkbp:armament
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anti-aircraft guns
10 × 14-inch guns
21 × 5-inch guns
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gptkbp:beam
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95 feet 3 inches
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding_Company
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gptkbp:commissioned
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March 12, 1914
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:crewComplement
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1,042
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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April 21, 1948
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gptkbp:designation
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gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
National Historic Landmark
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gptkbp:displacement
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27,000 tons
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gptkbp:firstBook
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New York-class battleship
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battleship Texas
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gptkbp:hullNumber
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gptkb:BB-35
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gptkbp:laidDown
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April 17, 1911
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gptkbp:launched
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May 18, 1912
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gptkbp:length
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573 feet
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:La_Porte,_Texas
gptkb:San_Jacinto_Battleground_State_Historic_Site
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gptkbp:name
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gptkb:USS_Texas
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gptkbp:notableEngagement
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gptkb:Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Normandy_landings
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkb:Okinawa
gptkb:Cherbourg_bombardment
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gptkbp:notableFor
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first US battleship to launch an aircraft
first US battleship to mount anti-aircraft guns
first US battleship to become a permanent museum ship
only surviving World War I-era dreadnought
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:preservedIn
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gptkb:Texas_Parks_and_Wildlife_Department
gptkb:Battleship_Texas_Foundation
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gptkbp:propulsion
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steam turbines
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gptkbp:renovated
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multiple times during service
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gptkbp:servedIn
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gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:sisterShip
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gptkb:USS_New_York
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gptkbp:speed
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21 knots
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gptkbp:status
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gptkb:ship
undergoing restoration (as of 2024)
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gptkbp:website
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https://battleshiptexas.org/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Houston,_USA
gptkb:Houston–The_Woodlands–Sugar_Land_metropolitan_area
gptkb:San_Jacinto_Battleground_State_Historic_Site
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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