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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:starship
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gptkbp:armament
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12-inch guns
5-inch guns
20 mm guns
40 mm guns
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Philippine_Liberation_Medal
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gptkbp:beam
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108 feet
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Mississippi_class
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gptkbp:commissioned
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1943
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gptkbp:completed
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1943
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gptkbp:constructed_in
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gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
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gptkbp:crew
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1,500 personnel
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1947
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gptkbp:deployment
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Pacific Theater
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gptkbp:design
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Standard type battleship
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gptkbp:displacement
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35,000 tons
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gptkbp:draft_year
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33 feet
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gptkbp:fate
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scrapped
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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First battleship to be built after World War I.
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gptkbp:home_port
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gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Mississippi-class battleship
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gptkbp:innovation
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1950s
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gptkbp:launched
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1941
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gptkbp:length
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887 feet
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gptkbp:name
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gptkb:Mississippi-class
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:participated_in
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gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:North_Carolina-class_battleship
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gptkbp:propulsion
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steam turbines
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gptkbp:released
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Sold for scrap
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gptkbp:reunion
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1945
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gptkbp:role
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Surface warfare
Naval gunfire support
Anti-aircraft warfare
Amphibious assault support
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gptkbp:service_years
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1941-1947
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gptkbp:sister_ship
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gptkb:Alabama-class_battleship
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gptkbp:speed
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33 knots
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Iowa-class_battleship
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:USS_Mississippi
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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