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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkb:light_cruiser
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gptkbp:armament
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two 21-inch torpedo tubes
six 3-inch/50 caliber guns
two 5-inch/50 caliber guns
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gptkbp:beam
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47 ft
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Fore_River_Shipbuilding_Company
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gptkbp:builtYear
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gptkb:Quincy,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:commissioned
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11 April 1908
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gptkbp:crewComplement
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350
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1 December 1923
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gptkbp:displacement
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3,750 tons
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gptkbp:draught
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16 ft 6 in
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gptkbp:fate
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Sold for scrap 13 May 1930
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gptkbp:hullNumber
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CL-2
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gptkbp:launched
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29 May 1907
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gptkbp:length
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423 ft 6 in
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Birmingham,_Alabama
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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First ship to launch an airplane from a platform (14 November 1910)
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Eugene_Ely
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:propulsion
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steam turbines
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gptkbp:servedIn
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gptkb:World_War_I
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gptkbp:speed
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24 knots
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:World_War_I_cruisers_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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USS Birmingham (CL-2)
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