Maine-class battleship

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:starship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_USS_Maine
gptkbp:armament 6 × 6 in (152 mm) guns
8 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
4 × 12 in (305 mm) guns
gptkbp:armor Belt armor 6–12 in (152–305 mm)
gptkbp:beam 69 ft (21 m)
gptkbp:class gptkb:USS_Texas_(BB-35)
Maine class
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:USS_Maine_(ACR-1)
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_Charles_D._Sigsbee
gptkb:Captain_Richard_Wainwright
gptkb:Captain_John_A._Mc_Calla
gptkb:Captain_William_T._Sampson
gptkbp:commissioned 1895
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Brooklyn_Navy_Yard
gptkbp:crew 400 officers and men
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1914
gptkbp:designed_by Naval Constructor
gptkbp:displacement 6,682 tons
gptkbp:draft_year 23 ft (7.0 m)
gptkbp:engine_type Coal-fired steam engine
gptkbp:famous_for Sinking leading to war
gptkbp:fate Scrapped in 1914
sunk in Havana Harbor
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Spanish-American_War
gptkbp:historical_significance Catalyst for Spanish-American War
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Key_West,_Florida
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maine-class battleship
gptkbp:influence Naval design
gptkbp:influenced_by Preceding battleship designs
gptkbp:launched 1895
gptkbp:legacy Symbol of American imperialism
gptkbp:length 98.2 meters
320 ft (98 m)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Havana_Harbor
gptkbp:losses Explosion
February 15, 1898
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Maine
gptkbp:notable_event Explosion in 1898
gptkbp:number_built 2
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:battle
gptkbp:propulsion 2 × vertical triple-expansion steam engines
gptkbp:role gptkb:battle
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Spanish-American_War
gptkb:Cuban_Campaign
gptkb:Havana_Harbor
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:battle
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USS_Oregon_(BB-3)
gptkb:USS_Texas_(BB-35)
gptkbp:speed 17 knots
gptkbp:water_management Scrapped
gptkbp:year_created February 15, 1895