Statements (41)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
battleship
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gptkbp:armament |
20 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
9 × 16 in (410 mm) guns |
gptkbp:armor |
up to 16 in (410 mm)
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gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation gptkb:United_Nations_Korea_Medal gptkb:Korean_Service_Medal Presidential Unit Citation |
gptkbp:battle |
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
Battle of Casablanca |
gptkbp:builder |
gptkb:Fore_River_Shipyard
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gptkbp:commissioned |
May 12, 1942
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gptkbp:crew |
2,500 personnel
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gptkbp:decommissioned |
March 1962
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gptkbp:displacement |
35,000 tons
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gptkbp:exhibits |
gptkb:Battleship_Cove
1971 |
gptkbp:fate |
museum ship
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gptkbp:firstPublished |
1970
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gptkbp:homePort |
gptkb:Fall_River,_Massachusetts
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
HMS Massachusetts
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gptkbp:launched |
September 23, 1941
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gptkbp:length |
887 feet (270 m)
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gptkbp:location |
Battleship_Cove,_Fall_River,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:nickname |
Big Mamie
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gptkbp:notable_event |
Participated in the D-Day invasion
Survived multiple kamikaze attacks First ship to fire on enemy targets in World War II Engaged in naval gunfire support missions Received numerous battle stars for service Supported_landings_in_the_Pacific_Theater |
gptkbp:propulsion |
4 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers
2 × geared turbines |
gptkbp:servedIn |
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II |
gptkbp:sister_ship |
gptkb:USS_North_Carolina
USS Alabama USS South Dakota |
gptkbp:speed |
27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
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