USS Cowpens (CVL-25)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
Royal Navy ship
gptkbp:aircraftCarried up to 30 aircraft
gptkbp:armament 26 × 20 mm AA guns
26 × 40 mm AA guns
gptkbp:awards 12 battle stars
gptkbp:beam 71 ft 6 in (21.79 m)
gptkbp:builder gptkb:New_York_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:commissioned 28 May 1943
gptkbp:complement 1,569 officers and enlisted
gptkbp:decommissioned 13 January 1947
gptkbp:displacement 11,000 tons (standard)
14,100 tons (full load)
gptkbp:draught 26 ft (7.9 m)
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Pacific_Fleet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Cowpens (CVL-25)
gptkbp:hullNumber gptkb:CVL-25
gptkbp:laidDown 17 November 1941
gptkbp:launched 17 January 1943
gptkbp:length 622 ft 6 in (189.75 m)
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Battle_of_Cowpens
gptkbp:notableEvent Participated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea
Supported the invasion of Iwo Jima
Supported the invasion of Okinawa
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:USS_Huntington_(CL-77)
gptkbp:propulsion 4 × boilers, 2 × steam turbines, 2 × shafts
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:speed 31.5 knots (58.3 km/h; 36.2 mph)
gptkbp:struck 1 November 1959
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4