SS Orca

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:ship
gptkbp:armament gptkb:none
gptkbp:beam 57 ft
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kaiser_Shipyards
gptkbp:capacity 10,000 tons
gptkbp:cargo_capacity 12,000 cubic feet
gptkbp:cargo_types military supplies
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Vancouver,_Washington
gptkbp:crew gptkb:40
gptkb:American
gptkbp:decommissioned 1946
gptkbp:defunct 1947
gptkbp:depth 2000 meters
gptkbp:disbandment_date post-war surplus
gptkbp:displacement 7,000 tons
gptkbp:drafted_by 28 ft
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:railway
gptkbp:fate sunk
gptkbp:final_cargo gptkb:weapons
gptkbp:first_flight toward Japan
July 1943
gptkbp:flag_colors gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:historical_event part of Operation Magic Carpet
gptkbp:historical_records available in archives
gptkbp:historical_significance World War II logistics
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SS Orca
gptkbp:launch_date April 1943
gptkbp:launched 1943
gptkbp:length 441 ft
gptkbp:location 1990s
partially intact
near Okinawa
gptkbp:memorials none established
gptkbp:mission supply delivery
gptkbp:nickname none known
gptkbp:notable_event transported troops
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:Liberty_ships
gptkbp:operational_area Pacific Theater
gptkbp:owner gptkb:United_States_Maritime_Commission
gptkbp:owner_after_war private shipping company
gptkbp:position south of Japan
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbine
gptkbp:registration gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:route gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:service gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:service_frequency 3 years
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:SS_Pigeon
gptkbp:speed 11 knots
gptkbp:sunk 1945
gptkbp:survivors gptkb:none
gptkbp:type gptkb:ship
gptkbp:year June 1943
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SS_Dolphin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7