USS Albacore (SS-218)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
Royal Navy ship
gptkbp:armament 10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber deck gun
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
9 battle stars
gptkbp:beam 27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Electric_Boat_Company
gptkbp:casualties All hands lost
gptkbp:class gptkb:Gato-class
gptkbp:commissioned 1 June 1942
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement 60
gptkbp:displacement 2,424 tons (submerged)
1,525 tons (surfaced)
gptkbp:draught 17 ft (5.2 m)
gptkbp:fate Lost at sea
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Pearl_Harbor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Albacore (SS-218)
gptkbp:laidDown 21 April 1941
gptkbp:launched 17 February 1942
gptkbp:length 311 ft 9 in (95.03 m)
gptkbp:lost_date 7 November 1944
gptkbp:lost_location off northern Hokkaido, Japan
gptkbp:namedAfter albacore (a type of tuna)
gptkbp:notableAction Sank Japanese aircraft carrier Taihō
Sank Japanese cruiser Tenryū
Sank Japanese destroyer Shiranui
Sank Japanese merchant ships
Sank Japanese submarine I-34
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:H._R._Rimmer
gptkb:Hugh_R._Rimmer
gptkb:James_W._Blanchard
gptkb:Oscar_Hagberg
gptkbp:numberOfPatrols 11
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:servicePeriod 1942–1944
gptkbp:speed 20.25 knots (surfaced)
8.75 knots (submerged)
gptkbp:wreckDiscovered 2022
gptkbp:wreckLocation off Hokkaido, Japan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:World_War_II_submarines_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6