Independence-class light carrier

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:ship
gptkbp:aircraftCarried	30–33
gptkbp:armament	26 × 20 mm AA guns 26 × 40 mm AA guns
gptkbp:beam	71.5 feet
gptkbp:builtBy	gptkb:Cleveland-class_light_cruiser_hulls
gptkbp:complement	1,569
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioned	1947–1950s
gptkbp:displacement	11,000 tons (standard)
gptkbp:enteredService	1943
gptkbp:fate	most scrapped, some transferred to other navies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Independence-class light carrier
gptkbp:length	622 feet
gptkbp:notableEvent	USS Independence used in Operation Crossroads nuclear tests
gptkbp:notableShip	gptkb:USS_Princeton_(CVL-23) gptkb:USS_Bataan_(CVL-29) gptkb:USS_Belleau_Wood_(CVL-24) gptkb:USS_Cabot_(CVL-28) gptkb:USS_Cowpens_(CVL-25) gptkb:USS_Independence_(CVL-22) gptkb:USS_Langley_(CVL-27) gptkb:USS_San_Jacinto_(CVL-30) gptkb:USS_Monterey_(CVL-26)
gptkbp:numberBuilt	9
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:precededBy	no direct predecessor
gptkbp:propulsion	steam turbines
gptkbp:range	11,000 nautical miles at 15 knots
gptkbp:role	anti-submarine warfare air support escort carrier
gptkbp:speed	31.5 knots
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Saipan-class_aircraft_carrier
gptkbp:type	light cruiser
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Independence-class
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7