USS Cape Esperance (CVE-88)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Casablanca-class_escort_carrier
Royal Navy ship
gptkbp:aircraftCarried 27 aircraft
gptkbp:armament 12 × 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons
8 × 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns
1 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal dual-purpose gun
gptkbp:awards 1 battle star (World War II)
gptkbp:beam 65 ft 2 in (19.86 m)
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kaiser_Shipyards
gptkbp:class gptkb:Casablanca-class_escort_carrier
gptkbp:commissioned 9 April 1944
gptkbp:complement 860
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioned 22 August 1946
gptkbp:displacement 7,800 tons (standard)
gptkbp:draught 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:San_Diego,_California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Cape Esperance (CVE-88)
gptkbp:hullNumber CVE-88
gptkbp:laidDown 17 December 1943
gptkbp:launched 3 March 1944
gptkbp:length 512 ft 3 in (156.10 m)
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Battle_of_Cape_Esperance
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion 2 × Skinner Unaflow reciprocating steam engines
gptkbp:service gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:speed 19 knots
gptkbp:struck 1 March 1959
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Todd_Shipyards
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7