USS Coral Sea (CV-43)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:aircraftCarried up to 90
gptkbp:armament anti-aircraft guns
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Battle_Efficiency_Award
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkbp:badge features a coral sea battle scene
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:class gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:commissioned 1 October 1947
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew over 3,000
gptkbp:decommissioned 26 April 1990
gptkbp:displacement 45,000 tons
gptkbp:disposition Scrapped in Baltimore, Maryland
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Naval_Station_Norfolk
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Coral Sea (CV-43)
gptkbp:hullNumber gptkb:CV-43
gptkbp:laidDown 10 July 1944
gptkbp:launched 2 April 1946
gptkbp:length 888 ft
gptkbp:motto Courage, Honor, Valor
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Ageless_Warrior
gptkbp:notableAircraft gptkb:E-2_Hawkeye
gptkb:A-6_Intruder
gptkb:A-7_Corsair_II
F-4 Phantom II
F/A-18 Hornet
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:James_L._Holloway_III
gptkb:Robert_L._Johnson
gptkbp:notableDeployment gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:Persian_Gulf
gptkb:Western_Pacific
gptkbp:notableEvent First carrier to launch F/A-18 Hornet in combat
Participated in Gulf of Sidra operations
Supported Operation Frequent Wind
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:Operation_Eagle_Claw
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:USS_Coral_Sea_(CV-43)
gptkb:USS_Coral_Sea_(CVA-43)
gptkb:USS_Coral_Sea_(CVB-43)
gptkbp:propulsion Steam turbines
gptkbp:scrapped 2000
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USS_Midway_(CV-41)
gptkb:USS_Franklin_D._Roosevelt_(CV-42)
gptkbp:speed 33 knots
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkb:Libya_bombing_(1986)
gptkb:List_of_United_States_Navy_ships
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5