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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:ship
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gptkbp:aircraftCarried
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4 floatplanes
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gptkbp:antiAircraftArmament
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34 × 20 mm Oerlikon cannons
56 × 40 mm Bofors guns
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gptkbp:armament
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12 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
9 × 12 in (305 mm) guns
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gptkbp:armorBelt
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9 in (229 mm)
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gptkbp:armorConningTower
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10.6 in (269 mm)
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gptkbp:armorDeck
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4 in (102 mm)
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gptkbp:armorTurrets
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12.8 in (325 mm)
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gptkbp:beam
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91 ft (28 m)
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gptkbp:cancelledShips
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gptkb:USS_Hawaii_(CB-3)
gptkb:USS_Philippines_(CB-4)
gptkb:USS_Puerto_Rico_(CB-5)
gptkb:USS_Samoa_(CB-6)
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:crewComplement
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1,517
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1947
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gptkbp:designedBy
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gptkb:Bureau_of_Ships
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gptkbp:designedFor
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countering Japanese heavy cruisers
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gptkbp:displacement
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34,253 tons (full load)
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gptkbp:draught
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31 ft (9.4 m)
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gptkbp:endDate
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1947
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gptkbp:enteredService
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1944
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gptkbp:features
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largest cruisers ever built for the U.S. Navy
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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USS Alaska-class cruiser
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gptkbp:launched
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1943
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gptkbp:length
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808 ft (246 m)
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:U.S._territories_and_insular_areas
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gptkbp:NATOClassification
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CB (large cruiser)
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:ship
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gptkbp:notableEngagement
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gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Bombardment_of_Japanese_home_islands
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gptkbp:numberBuilt
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2
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:plannedBy
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6
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
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gptkbp:propulsion
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steam turbines
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gptkbp:range
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12,000 nautical miles at 15 knots
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gptkbp:scrapped
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1960
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gptkbp:shipsInClass
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gptkb:USS_Guam_(CB-2)
gptkb:USS_Alaska_(CB-1)
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gptkbp:speed
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33 knots
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gptkbp:status
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retired
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
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gptkbp:type
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large cruiser
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Bethlehem_Steel_Corporation
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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