Cumberland-class sloop-of-war

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battleship
gptkbp:armament 20 guns
gptkbp:beam 36 ft
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Gideon_Welles
gptkbp:built_in gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:class gptkb:Cumberland-class
gptkbp:commissioned 1856
1880
gptkbp:construction_material gptkb:wood
gptkbp:crew_capacity 150
gptkbp:decommissioned 1880
gptkbp:design Cumberland-class design
gptkbp:design_features wooden hull
gptkbp:design_purpose patrol and escort
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:John_Lenthall
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons
gptkbp:drafted_by 12 ft
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:none
gptkbp:fate sunk
sunk in battle
gptkbp:historical_context naval technology evolution
gptkbp:historical_impact demonstrated vulnerability of wooden ships
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:historical_role defense of Union ports
gptkbp:historical_significance Civil War engagement
first ironclad battle
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cumberland-class sloop-of-war
gptkbp:launched 1856
gptkbp:legacy influenced future naval design
gptkbp:length 150 ft
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Hampton_Roads
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Captain_Charles_Morris
gptkbp:notable_event sinking by ironclad
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:USS_Cumberland
gptkbp:number_built 2
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:operational_history served in Atlantic Ocean
gptkbp:operational_range coastal waters
gptkbp:primary_role gptkb:blockade
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:sailing
gptkbp:replaced_by steam-powered vessels
gptkbp:retired 1880
gptkbp:role gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkbp:service naval engagements
gptkbp:service_frequency 1856-1880
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Monitor_and_Merrimack
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USS_Congress
gptkbp:status sunk in action
gptkbp:successor Screw sloop
gptkbp:sunk gptkb:CSS_Virginia
gptkbp:type gptkb:battleship
gptkbp:year_created 1856
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_Cumberland
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5