CV-8 (Yorktown-class aircraft carrier)
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:ship
gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer |
| gptkbp:aircraftCarried |
up to 80
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| gptkbp:armament |
8 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
24 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns 16 × 1.1 in (28 mm) AA guns |
| gptkbp:builder |
gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
|
| gptkbp:commissioned |
20 October 1941
|
| gptkbp:displacement |
20,000 tons (standard)
|
| gptkbp:fate |
Sunk by Japanese forces
|
| gptkbp:launched |
14 December 1940
|
| gptkbp:length |
809 ft
|
| gptkbp:locationSunk |
near Santa Cruz Islands
|
| gptkbp:name |
gptkb:USS_Hornet
|
| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Hornet_(previous_US_ships)
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Santa_Cruz_Islands
gptkb:Battle_of_Midway gptkb:Doolittle_Raid |
| gptkbp:operator |
gptkb:United_States_Navy
|
| gptkbp:propulsion |
Steam turbines
|
| gptkbp:speed |
32.5 knots
|
| gptkbp:sunkBy |
27 October 1942
|
| gptkbp:wreckDiscovered |
February 2019
|
| gptkbp:wreckLocation |
South Pacific Ocean
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:USS_Hornet
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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| http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
CV-8 (Yorktown-class aircraft carrier)
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