New Mexico-class battleships

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:starship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_Arkansas_(BB-33)
gptkbp:armament 12 × 14 in (356 mm) guns
8 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
4 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns
gptkbp:armor Belt: 12 in (305 mm)
Deck: 3 in (76 mm)
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Idaho_(BB-42)
gptkb:New_Mexico_(BB-40)
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Idaho_(BB-42)
gptkb:Mississippi_(BB-41)
gptkb:New_Mexico_(BB-40)
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:New_York_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:crew 1,200
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Idaho_(BB-42)
gptkb:Mississippi_(BB-41)
gptkb:New_Mexico_(BB-40)
1946
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:battle
gptkbp:displacement 33,000 tons
gptkbp:effective_date gptkb:1944
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:historical_significance Participated in major naval battles
Influenced future battleship designs
First class of battleships designed after World War I
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label New Mexico-class battleships
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Idaho_(BB-42)
gptkb:Mississippi_(BB-41)
gptkb:New_Mexico_(BB-40)
gptkbp:length 680 ft (207 m)
gptkbp:notable_features Improved fire control systems
Enhanced armor protection
Increased speed over previous classes
Modernized during World War II
gptkbp:origin gptkb:New_Mexico
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Battle_of_Tarawa
gptkbp:propulsion 2 × Parsons turbines
4 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Atlantic_Theater
Pacific Theater
gptkbp:service_years 1918–1946
gptkbp:speed 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Iowa-class_battleships