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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:starship
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:USS_Gambier_Bay
gptkb:USS_St._Lo
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:F4_F_Wildcat
gptkb:TBF_Avenger
gptkb:F6_F_Hellcat
28 aircraft
S B2 C Helldiver
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gptkbp:armament
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20 mm Oerlikon cannons
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gptkbp:beam
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65 feet
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gptkbp:commissioned
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gptkb:battle
1943
1946
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gptkbp:constructed_in
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multiple shipyards
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gptkbp:crew
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900 personnel
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1950s
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gptkbp:deployment
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gptkb:European_Theater
Pacific Theater
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gptkbp:designed_by
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:displacement
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15,000 tons
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gptkbp:draft_year
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24 feet
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gptkbp:fate
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scrapped
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gptkbp:features
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high speed
lightweight construction
short takeoff and landing
large flight deck
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gptkbp:historical_context
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developed during WWII
influenced post-war naval design
part of the U. S. Navy's expansion
response to aircraft carrier demand
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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first mass-produced escort carriers
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Casablanca-class
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gptkbp:length
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512 feet
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gptkbp:notable_cards
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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gptkb:USS_Bogue_(CVE-9)
USS San Jacinto (CVE-27)
USS Casablanca (CVE-55)
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gptkbp:number_built
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50
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gptkbp:operational_area
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anti-submarine warfare
air support
convoy escort
aircraft transport
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gptkbp:operational_range
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Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
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gptkbp:propulsion
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steam turbine
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gptkbp:replaced_by
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Commencement Bay-class
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gptkbp:role
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supporting naval operations
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gptkbp:service_years
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1943-1946
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gptkbp:speed
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19 knots
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gptkbp:successor
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Commencement Bay-class
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:starship
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gptkbp:used_in
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gptkb:World_War_II
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