New York-class battleship

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:starship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_Texas
gptkbp:active_years 1946
gptkbp:armament 2 × 21 in torpedo tubes
10 × 14 in guns
22 × 5 in guns
gptkbp:armor 12 in belt armor
14 in turret armor
gptkbp:beam 97 feet
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Admiral_Ernest_King
gptkb:Admiral_Chester_W._Nimitz
gptkb:Admiral_William_D._Leahy
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1914
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Brooklyn_Navy_Yard
gptkbp:crew 1,200
gptkbp:decommissioned 1946
1946-08-01
gptkbp:deployment 1945
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:William_H._Beehler
gptkbp:displacement 27,000 tons
gptkbp:draft_year 30 feet
gptkbp:famous_for Heavy naval gunfire support.
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:historical_significance First US battleship to be built after the dreadnought era.
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Borough
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label New York-class battleship
gptkbp:launch_date 1912
gptkbp:length 608 feet
gptkbp:name gptkb:USS_Texas_(BB-35)
gptkb:USS_New_York_(BB-34)
gptkbp:nickname The Big Stick
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Operation_Crossroads
gptkb:Bombardment_of_Cherbourg
gptkbp:notable_ships 2
gptkbp:operational_status Decommissioned
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:propulsion Steam turbines
Oil-fired boilers
gptkbp:range Unlimited with fuel
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Iowa-class_battleship
gptkbp:resting_place Scrap yard.
gptkbp:role gptkb:battle
gptkb:Bombardment
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Pacific_Fleet
gptkb:Atlantic_Fleet
gptkbp:service_years 1914-1946
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:Nevada-class_battleship
gptkb:Pennsylvania-class_battleship
gptkbp:speed 21 knots
gptkbp:year_created 1914-04-15