USS Arkansas (BB-33)

GPTKB entity

Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Wyoming-class battleship
gptkbp:armament 2 × 21-inch torpedo tubes
12 × 12-inch/50 caliber guns
21 × 5-inch/51 caliber guns
gptkbp:awards 4 battle stars (World War II)
gptkbp:beam 93 ft
gptkbp:builder gptkb:New_York_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:class Wyoming-class battleship
gptkbp:commissioned 17 September 1912
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement 1,036 officers and men
gptkbp:decommissioned 29 July 1946
gptkbp:displacement 26,000 tons
gptkbp:draught 28 ft
gptkbp:fate Sunk during Operation Crossroads nuclear tests
gptkbp:finalVenue gptkb:Bikini_Atoll
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Arkansas (BB-33)
gptkbp:hullNumber gptkb:BB-33
gptkbp:laidDown 25 January 1910
gptkbp:launched 14 January 1911
gptkbp:length 562 ft
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:State_of_Arkansas
gptkbp:notableEvent Bombarded Cherbourg
Escorted convoys during World War I
Supported D-Day landings at Normandy
Supported Iwo Jima and Okinawa operations
Supported landings in southern France
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Operation_Crossroads
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:propulsion Steam turbines
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USS_Wyoming_(BB-32)
gptkbp:speed 20.5 knots
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_Arkansas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5