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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
Royal Navy ship
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gptkbp:armament
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24 × 20 mm AA guns
48 × 40 mm AA guns
12 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
9 × 8 in (203 mm) guns
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gptkbp:awards
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5 battle stars (Vietnam War)
10 battle stars (World War II)
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gptkbp:beam
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70 ft 10 in (21.6 m)
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Fore_River_Shipyard
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
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gptkbp:commissioned
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30 June 1943
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gptkbp:complement
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1,142 officers and enlisted
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gptkbp:converted_at
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gptkb:New_York_Naval_Shipyard
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gptkbp:convertedTo
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1 November 1955
guided missile cruiser (CAG-1)
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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5 May 1970
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gptkbp:decommissioned_(first_time)
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29 October 1946
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gptkbp:displacement
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13,600 tons (standard)
17,031 tons (full load)
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gptkbp:draught
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26 ft 10 in (8.2 m)
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gptkbp:fate
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sold for scrap
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gptkbp:homeport
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gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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USS Boston (CA-69)
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gptkbp:hull_number_(after_conversion)
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gptkb:CAG-1
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gptkbp:hullNumber
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gptkb:CA-69
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gptkbp:laidDown
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30 June 1941
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gptkbp:launched
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26 August 1942
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gptkbp:length
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673 ft 5 in (205.3 m)
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Beantown
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gptkbp:notableCommander
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gptkb:Captain_J.H._Carson
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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First operational guided missile cruiser in the US Navy
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:propulsion
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4 shafts
8 boilers
4 General Electric steam turbines
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gptkbp:range
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10,000 nmi (19,000 km) at 15 knots
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gptkbp:reclassified
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gptkb:CAG-1
1 October 1952
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gptkbp:recommissioned
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1 November 1955
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gptkbp:scrapped
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1975
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gptkbp:serves
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gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:speed
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33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
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gptkbp:sponsor
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gptkb:Mrs._Helen_Noonan_Tobin
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkb:Fore_River_Shipyard
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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