U.S. Navy (World War II)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U.S._Navy_(World_War_II)
GPTKB entity
Statements (120)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:aircraftCarrier over 100 (including escort carriers)
gptkbp:battleships 23 active
gptkbp:commanderInChief gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:D-Day_(Normandy_landings)
gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkbp:fleetSize over 6,700 ships (1945)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U.S. Navy (World War II)
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Chester_W._Nimitz
gptkb:Ernest_King
gptkb:Marc_Mitscher
gptkb:Richmond_K._Turner
gptkb:John_S._McCain_Sr.
gptkb:Arleigh_Burke
gptkb:William_Halsey_Jr.
gptkb:Norman_Scott
gptkb:Raymond_Spruance
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Eastern_Solomons
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Santa_Cruz_Islands
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bismarck_Sea
gptkb:Operation_Detachment
gptkb:Operation_Forager
gptkb:Operation_Galvanic
gptkb:Operation_Iceberg
gptkb:Operation_Stalemate_II
gptkb:Battle_of_Mindoro
gptkb:Battle_of_Surigao_Strait
gptkb:Battle_off_Samar
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkb:Operation_Crossroads
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Pearl_Harbor_attack
gptkb:Battle_of_Saipan
gptkb:Operation_Coronet
gptkb:Operation_Olympic
gptkb:Battle_of_Lingayen_Gulf
gptkb:Operation_Cherryblossom
gptkb:Operation_Magic
gptkb:Surrender_of_Japan_(aboard_USS_Missouri)
gptkb:Operation_Neptune
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkb:Operation_Drumbeat
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Komandorski_Islands
gptkb:Battle_of_Empress_Augusta_Bay
gptkb:Battle_of_Kolombangara
gptkb:Battle_of_Kula_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Makassar_Strait
gptkb:Battle_of_Santa_Cruz_Islands
gptkb:Battle_of_Savo_Island
gptkb:Battle_of_Vella_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Attu
gptkb:Operation_Magic_Carpet
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Java_Sea
gptkb:Operation_Downfall
gptkb:Battle_of_Balikpapan
gptkb:Battle_of_Sunda_Strait
gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Peleliu
gptkb:Battle_of_Tarawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Tinian
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkb:Operation_Flintlock
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Aleutian_Islands
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkb:Doolittle_Raid
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Vengeance
gptkb:Convoy_PQ_17
gptkb:Operation_Avalanche
gptkb:Operation_Dragoon
gptkb:Operation_Husky
gptkb:Operation_Shingle
gptkb:Battle_of_Badung_Strait
gptkb:Battle_of_Rennell_Island
gptkb:Battle_of_Vella_Lavella
gptkb:Battle_of_Guam
gptkb:Battle_of_Kiska
gptkb:Operation_Hailstone
gptkb:Operation_Ten-Go
gptkb:Operation_Catchpole
gptkb:Battle_of_Tassafaronga
gptkb:Battle_of_Cape_Esperance
gptkb:Battle_of_Coral_Sea
Battle of Iwo Jima
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Operation_Forager
gptkb:Operation_Galvanic
gptkb:Operation_Iceberg
gptkb:Operation_Watchtower
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Operation_Neptune
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkb:Operation_Dragoon
gptkb:Operation_Hailstone
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:USS_Iowa_(BB-61)
gptkb:USS_Missouri_(BB-63)
gptkb:USS_Enterprise_(CV-6)
gptkb:USS_Arizona_(BB-39)
gptkb:USS_Fletcher_(DD-445)
gptkb:USS_Yorktown_(CV-5)
gptkb:USS_Indianapolis_(CA-35)
gptkb:USS_Lexington_(CV-2)
gptkb:USS_Nautilus_(SS-168)
gptkb:USS_Hornet_(CV-8)
gptkb:USS_San_Francisco_(CA-38)
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkb:Regia_Marina
gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:size over 3 million personnel (1945)
gptkbp:submarines over 200
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_A._Nierenberg
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6