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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:ship
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gptkbp:armament
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anti-aircraft guns
deck guns
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gptkbp:beam
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57 feet
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gptkbp:builtFor
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:builtYear
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multiple US shipyards
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gptkbp:constructionTime
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as little as 42 days
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gptkbp:crew
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38 to 62
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gptkbp:designedBy
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J. L. Thompson and Sons
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gptkbp:displacement
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14,245 tons
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gptkbp:draught
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27 feet 9 inches
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gptkbp:fate
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many sunk by enemy action
many survived postwar
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Liberty ships (WWII)
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gptkbp:hullMaterial
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gptkb:EC2-S-C1
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gptkbp:lastLaunched
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1945
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gptkbp:launchDate
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1941
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gptkbp:length
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441 feet
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gptkbp:massProduction
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yes
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gptkbp:material
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welded steel
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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prominent Americans
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gptkbp:nickname
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ugly ducklings
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gptkbp:notableExample
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gptkb:SS_Jeremiah_O'Brien
gptkb:SS_John_W._Brown
gptkb:SS_Robert_E._Peary
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gptkbp:numberBuilt
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2710
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:British_Merchant_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Maritime_Commission
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gptkbp:postwarUse
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commercial shipping
scrapped
naval auxiliary
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gptkbp:propulsion
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triple-expansion steam engine
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gptkbp:purpose
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support war effort
transport cargo
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gptkbp:significance
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helped win the Battle of the Atlantic
symbol of American industrial capacity
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gptkbp:speed
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11 knots
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:ship
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gptkbp:usedDuring
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Kaiser_Steel_Corporation
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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