gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:starship
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gptkbp:armament
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cannons
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gptkbp:armor
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up to 4 inches
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gptkbp:command_structure
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part of the Confederate Navy
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Franklin_Buchanan
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gptkbp:commissioned
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1861
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gptkbp:constructed_in
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gptkb:Gideon_Welles
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gptkbp:construction_material
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iron and wood
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gptkbp:crew
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approximately 300
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1862
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gptkbp:displacement
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3,500 tons
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gptkbp:engagements
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multiple naval battles
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gptkbp:engine_type
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gptkb:railway_line
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gptkbp:famous_for
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its duel with USS Monitor
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gptkbp:fate
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sunk
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gptkbp:historical_documentation
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extensively documented in naval history.
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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changed naval ship design
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gptkbp:historical_period
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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first ironclad warship to engage in battle
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gptkbp:home_port
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gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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CSS Virginia IV
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gptkbp:inspiration
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European ironclads
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gptkbp:launch_site
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gptkb:Norfolk_Navy_Yard
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gptkbp:launched
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1861
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced naval warfare
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gptkbp:length
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270 feet
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Drewry's_Bluff
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_Hampton_Roads
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gptkbp:notable_feature
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revolving turret
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gptkbp:operational_area
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1861-1862
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Confederate_States_Navy
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gptkbp:previous_name
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gptkb:USS_Merrimack
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gptkbp:propulsion
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screw propeller
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gptkbp:resting_place
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gptkb:Hampton_Roads
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gptkbp:retirement_year
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after 1862
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gptkbp:reunion
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rebuilt from the wreck of USS Merrimack
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gptkbp:role
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coastal defense
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gptkbp:sister_ship
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gptkb:USS_Monitor
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gptkbp:speed
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approximately 5 knots
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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blockade running
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:CSS_Virginia_II
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:starship
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:the_Confederate_Navy
gptkb:Battle_of_the_USS_Kentucky
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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