Colorado-class

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:starship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_Colorado_II
gptkbp:aircraft_operated seaplanes
gptkbp:armament 12-inch guns
gptkbp:armor 12 inches
gptkbp:combat_system 1941-1945
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Admiral_Ernest_King
gptkb:Admiral_Chester_W._Nimitz
gptkb:Admiral_William_Halsey_Jr.
gptkb:Admiral_Raymond_Spruance
gptkb:Admiral_William_D._Leahy
gptkbp:commissioned 1923
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:battle
gptkbp:crew 1,200
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1959
1959-06-30
gptkbp:designed_by Naval Architects
gptkbp:displacement 33,000 tons
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:features high speed and heavy armament.
gptkbp:historical_role served as a flagship.
gptkbp:historical_significance First battleships to be built after World War I.
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:San_Pedro,_California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colorado-class
gptkbp:innovation upgraded during the 1930s.
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1921
gptkbp:length 680 feet
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Battle_of_Pearl_Harbor
gptkbp:mission engagement of enemy surface ships.
support of land forces.
gptkbp:name gptkb:USS_Colorado_(BB-45)
gptkb:USS_Maryland_(BB-46)
gptkb:USS_West_Virginia_(BB-48)
gptkbp:notable_cards gptkb:3
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:3
gptkb:battle
gptkbp:operational_range unlimited with refueling.
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Nevada-class
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbine
gptkbp:radar SG radar
gptkbp:reunion 1944-1945
gptkbp:role gptkb:starship
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:services 1950s.
gptkbp:speed 21 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Iowa-class
gptkbp:water_management scrapping