Casablanca-class escort carrier

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf class of escort aircraft carrier
gptkbp:aircraftCarried 27
gptkbp:armament 8 × 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns
1 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal dual-purpose gun
12 × 20 mm Oerlikon cannons
gptkbp:beam 65 ft 2 in (19.9 m)
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kaiser_Shipyards
gptkbp:commissioned 1943
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioned 1946 (most ships)
gptkbp:displacement 7,800 tons (full load)
gptkbp:draught 22 ft 6 in (6.9 m)
gptkbp:fate most scrapped after WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Casablanca-class escort carrier
gptkbp:lastCommissioned 1944
gptkbp:length 512 ft 3 in (156.1 m)
gptkbp:nickname Jeep carrier
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:USS_Casablanca_(CVE-55)
gptkb:USS_Gambier_Bay_(CVE-73)
USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56)
gptkbp:numberBuilt 50
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Bogue-class_escort_carrier
gptkbp:propulsion 2 Skinner Unaflow reciprocating steam engines
gptkbp:purpose mass production for convoy escort and aircraft transport
gptkbp:speed 19 knots
gptkbp:successor Commencement Bay-class escort carrier
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_St._Lo
gptkb:CVS-37
gptkb:USS_Liscome_Bay
gptkb:USS_Casablanca_(CVE-55)
gptkb:USS_Gambier_Bay_(CVE-73)
gptkb:USS_St._Lo_(CVE-63)
gptkb:USS_White_Plains_(CVE-66)
gptkb:USS_Gambier_Bay
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7