Idaho (BB-42)

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:starship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:New_Mexico-class_battleships
gptkbp:approves 1931-01-01
gptkbp:armament 12 × 14 in (356 mm) guns
gptkbp:awards gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Philippine_Liberation_Medal
gptkbp:beam 97 ft (30 m)
gptkbp:class gptkb:South_Dakota-class_battleship
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_William_H._P._Blandy
gptkb:Captain_John_W._H._Mc_Crea
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Borough
gptkb:battle
1919-01-24
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:New_York_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:crew 1,200
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:San_Francisco
gptkb:battle
1946-01-15
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1946-01-15
gptkbp:displacement 32,600 tons
gptkbp:draft_year 32 ft (9.8 m)
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Pearl_Harbor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Idaho (BB-42)
gptkbp:launched 1908-07-09
gptkbp:length 608 ft (185 m)
gptkbp:name gptkb:USS_Idaho
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Fighting_Lady
gptkbp:notable_event Participated in the bombardment of Japanese positions.
Conducted naval gunfire support.
Participated in the final stages of the war.
Supported landings at Iwo Jima.
Supported landings at Okinawa.
First battleship to fire on Japanese targets in World War II.
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Central_Pacific
gptkb:South_Pacific
Western Pacific
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Battle_of_Surigao_Strait
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkbp:propulsion 4 × Parsons steam turbines
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:World_War_II
1945
Pacific Theater
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USS_Mississippi_(BB-41)
gptkbp:speed 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)