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gptkbp:instanceOf
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battleship
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1942-1973
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gptkbp:aircraft
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2 × floatplanes
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gptkbp:armament
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12 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
9 × 16 in (410 mm) guns
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gptkbp:armor
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up to 12.1 in (310 mm)
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
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gptkbp:commissioned
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1942
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gptkbp:crew
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2,500 personnel
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gptkbp:currentStatus
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USS Alabama (BB-60)
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1973
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gptkbp:design
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high speed
heavy armor
modern radar systems
aircraft facilities
twin turrets
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gptkbp:designedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:displacement
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35,000 tons
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gptkbp:fate
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scrapped
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gptkbp:finalDisposal
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1977
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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participated in major naval battles
served as a model for future classes
first modern battleship class of the US Navy
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gptkbp:homePort
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gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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South Dakota-class
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gptkbp:launched
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1941
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gptkbp:length
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207.3 meters
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Santa_Cruz_Islands
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Korean_War_operations
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gptkbp:nickname
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The_Fighting_South_Dakota
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gptkbp:notable_alumni
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gptkb:USS_South_Dakota_(BB-57)
USS Alabama (BB-60)
USS Indiana (BB-58)
USS Massachusetts (BB-59)
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gptkbp:numberBuilt
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4
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gptkbp:previousName
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gptkb:USS_South_Dakota_(BB-57)
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gptkbp:propulsion
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4 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers
2 × Westinghouse turbines
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gptkbp:radar
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gptkb:SC_radar
gptkb:SG_radar
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gptkbp:role
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battleship
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gptkbp:servedIn
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gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:speed
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27 knots
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Iowa-class
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1950
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