gptkbp:instanceOf
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aircraft carrier
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gptkbp:aircraft
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gptkb:F4F_Wildcat
gptkb:SBD_Dauntless
TBD Devastator
arrestor_wires
catapult_system
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gptkbp:armament
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8 × 8 in (203 mm) guns
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gptkbp:armor
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up to 6 in (152 mm)
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gptkbp:commissioned
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1927
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gptkbp:crewSize
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2,500 personnel
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1942
1946
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gptkbp:design
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flush-deck design
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gptkbp:designedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:displacement
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33,000 long tons (33,600 t)
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Midway
Battle of the Philippine Sea
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gptkbp:fate
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sunk in battle
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gptkbp:firstMatch
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USS Saratoga (CV-3)
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gptkbp:hasMember
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2
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gptkbp:helicopterCapacity
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78 aircraft
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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first large aircraft carriers of the US Navy
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gptkbp:homePort
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gptkb:Pearl_Harbor
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Lexington-class
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gptkbp:launched
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1925
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gptkbp:length
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888 ft (271 m)
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gptkbp:notable_alumni
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gptkb:USS_Lexington_(CV-2)
USS Saratoga (CV-3)
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Captain_Frank_Jack_Fletcher
Captain_Joseph_M._
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:previousName
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gptkb:USS_Lexington_(CV-2)
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gptkbp:propulsion
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steam turbines
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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Essex-class_carriers
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gptkbp:role
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naval aviation
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gptkbp:speed
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33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Essex-class
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