Langley-class aircraft carrier

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:transport_aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_operated 30 aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_type gptkb:military_aircraft
gptkb:Boxer
bombers
gptkbp:armament 4 × .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns
4 × 1.1 in (28 mm) guns
8 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
gptkbp:beam 106 ft (32 m)
gptkbp:built gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:USS_Langley_(AV-3)
gptkb:USS_Langley_(CV-1)
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1922
gptkbp:crew_capacity approximately 1,000
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1942
gptkbp:design converted collier
gptkbp:displacement 16,000 tons
gptkbp:drafted_by 28 ft (8.5 m)
gptkbp:fate sunk as a target
gptkbp:historical_significance first American aircraft carrier
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Naval_Station_Norfolk
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Langley-class aircraft carrier
gptkbp:launch_date gptkb:1920
gptkbp:length 888 ft (271 m)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Guadalcanal_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:USS_Langley_(AV-3)
gptkb:USS_Langley_(CV-1)
2
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:operational_status decommissioned
gptkbp:powers 40,000 shp
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Langley-class_seaplane_tender
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:range unlimited (refueled)
gptkbp:replaced_by Essex-class aircraft carrier
gptkbp:role gptkb:transport_aircraft
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Atlantic_Theater
Pacific Theater
gptkbp:service gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:speed 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
gptkbp:successor Essex-class aircraft carrier
gptkbp:sunk gptkb:1942
gptkbp:year_created gptkb:1922
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_Langley
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4