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gptkbp:instanceOf
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battleship
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gptkbp:armament
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16 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
12 × 14 in (356 mm) guns
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gptkbp:armor
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12 in (305 mm) belt
16 in (406 mm) turret
5 in (127 mm) deck
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Philippine_Liberation_Medal
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:New_York_Shipbuilding_Corporation
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Colorado-class_battleship
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gptkbp:commissioned
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1944-03-31
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gptkbp:crew
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1,200 personnel
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
1947-01-15
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gptkbp:deployedTo
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gptkb:Pacific_Theater
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gptkbp:displacement
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35,000 tons
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gptkbp:fate
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scrapped
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gptkbp:finalDisposal
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1961-01-01
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gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer
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gptkb:Captain_William_G._McGowan
gptkb:Captain_John_W._McCormick
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gptkbp:firstPublished
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1950-01-01
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gptkbp:homePort
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gptkb:Pearl_Harbor
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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USS Colorado (BB-45)
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gptkbp:launched
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1943-03-22
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gptkbp:length
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680 ft (207 m)
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gptkbp:name
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gptkb:USS_Colorado
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Fighting_Colorado
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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First ship to fire on the Japanese mainland
Participated_in_the_liberation_of_the_Philippines
Bombarded_enemy_positions_during_the_Korean_War
Supported_landings_at_Leyte_Gulf
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gptkbp:operates_in
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:participatesIn
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gptkb:Bombardment_of_the_Japanese_home_islands
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
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gptkbp:propulsion
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4 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers
2 × geared steam turbines
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gptkbp:range
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8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km)
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gptkbp:servedIn
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gptkb:World_War_II
1947
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gptkbp:sisterShip
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gptkb:USS_Maryland_(BB-46)
gptkb:USS_Tennessee_(BB-43)
USS California (BB-44)
USS West Virginia (BB-48)
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gptkbp:speed
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21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
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