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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:starship
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Escort_carrier
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:F4_F_Wildcat
gptkb:TBF_Avenger
gptkb:F6_F_Hellcat
28 aircraft
S B2 C Helldiver
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gptkbp:approves
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1947-01-01
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gptkbp:armament
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6 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
24 × 20 mm Oerlikon cannons
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gptkbp:awards
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2 battle stars
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gptkbp:beam
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65 ft (20 m)
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Captain_William_H._Mc_Caffrey
gptkb:Captain_John_W._Mc_Gowan
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gptkbp:commissioned
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gptkb:Captain_John_W._Mc_Gowan
1943-05-01
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gptkbp:constructed_in
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gptkb:Kaiser_Shipyards
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gptkbp:crew
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approximately 900
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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gptkb:San_Diego,_California
gptkb:Captain_William_H._Mc_Caffrey
1946-01-01
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gptkbp:design
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gptkb:Casablanca-class
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gptkbp:displacement
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15,000 tons
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gptkbp:draft_year
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24 ft (7.3 m)
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gptkbp:fate
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scrapped
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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first escort carrier to be built in the U. S.
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gptkbp:home_port
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gptkb:San_Diego,_California
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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USS Casablanca
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gptkbp:launched
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1943-01-01
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gptkbp:length
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512 ft (156 m)
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Portsmouth,_Virginia
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gptkbp:mission
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supporting air operations
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Casablanca
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gptkbp:notable_event
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participated in the liberation of the Philippines
supported landings at Okinawa
first ship to launch a strike against the Japanese home islands
participated in the final stages of the war in the Pacific.
provided air cover for the invasion of Iwo Jima
provided air cover for the invasion of Okinawa
supported landings at Guam
supported landings at Saipan
supported landings at Tinian
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:operates_in
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gptkb:Task_Force_38
gptkb:Task_Force_58
gptkb:Task_Force_77
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gptkbp:operational_area
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1943-1946
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gptkbp:participated_in
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gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
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gptkbp:served_in
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Pacific Theater
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gptkbp:service_branch
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:services
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1946
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gptkbp:sister_ship
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gptkb:USS_Commencement_Bay
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gptkbp:speed
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18 knots
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:starship
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