USS English (DD-696)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:armament 10 × 21 in torpedo tubes
11 × 20 mm AA guns
12 × 40 mm AA guns
2 × depth charge tracks
6 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
6 × depth charge projectors
gptkbp:awards 2 battle stars (Korean War)
4 battle stars (World War II)
gptkbp:beam 40 ft
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Federal_Shipbuilding_and_Drydock_Company
gptkbp:builtYear gptkb:Kearny,_New_Jersey
gptkbp:commissioned 4 September 1944
gptkbp:complement 336
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioned 15 January 1970
gptkbp:displacement 2,200 tons
gptkbp:draught 15 ft 8 in
gptkbp:fate Transferred to Republic of China, renamed ROCS Hui Yang (DD-6)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS English (DD-696)
gptkbp:hullNumber DD-696
gptkbp:laidDown 19 February 1944
gptkbp:launched 27 June 1944
gptkbp:length 376 ft 6 in
gptkbp:namedAfter Robert Henry English
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion 2 geared steam turbines
gptkbp:renamed ROCS Hui Yang (DD-6)
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:speed 34 knots
gptkbp:struck 1 February 1970
gptkbp:transferredTo gptkb:Republic_of_China_Navy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Todd_Shipyard_Corporation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7