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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:marine
gptkb:ship
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gptkbp:armament
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gptkb:Bofors_40_mm_gun
gptkb:Oerlikon_20_mm_cannon
1 × 5 in deck gun
10 × 21 in torpedo tubes
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gptkbp:awards
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9 battle stars (World War II)
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gptkbp:beam
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27 ft 3 in
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Portsmouth_Naval_Shipyard
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gptkbp:builtYear
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gptkb:Kittery,_Maine
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:marine
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gptkbp:commissioned
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4 February 1943
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:crewComplement
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10 officers, 70 enlisted
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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20 August 1946
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gptkbp:depth_capability
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400 ft (test depth)
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gptkbp:displacement
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1,526 tons (surfaced)
2,424 tons (submerged)
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gptkbp:draught
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17 ft
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gptkbp:fate
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struck from Naval Vessel Register 1 April 1963
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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USS Balao
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gptkbp:hullNumber
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gptkb:SS-285
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gptkbp:launched
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27 October 1942
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gptkbp:length
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311 ft 9 in
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gptkbp:maximumSpeed
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20.25 knots (surfaced)
8.75 knots (submerged)
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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balao (a type of fish)
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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starred as USS Sea Tiger in the film 'Operation Petticoat'
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:participatedIn
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:propulsion
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Diesel-electric
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gptkbp:soldForScrap
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17 June 1963
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gptkbp:sponsor
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Mrs. Jane Aylward Maher
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:SS-285
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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