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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:ship
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gptkbp:aircraftCarried
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up to 100 aircraft
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gptkbp:armament
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12 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
46 × 20 mm Oerlikon cannons
8 × quadruple 40 mm Bofors guns
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
4 battle stars (Korean War)
13 battle stars (WWII)
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gptkbp:beam
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93 ft (28 m)
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Essex-class
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gptkbp:commissioned
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31 December 1942
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gptkbp:complement
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2,600 officers and enlisted
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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30 June 1973
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gptkbp:decommissioned_at
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gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:displacement
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27,100 tons (standard)
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gptkbp:draught
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28 ft 7 in (8.7 m)
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gptkbp:fate
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sold for scrap
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gptkbp:homeport
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gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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USS Essex (CV-9)
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gptkbp:hullNumber
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gptkb:CV-9
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gptkbp:laidDown
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28 April 1941
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gptkbp:launched
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31 July 1942
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gptkbp:length
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872 ft (266 m)
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gptkbp:modernization
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SCB-125 conversion
SCB-27A conversion
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gptkbp:namesakeOf
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gptkb:Battle_of_Essex_(War_of_1812)
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Fightingest_Ship_in_the_Fleet
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Flagship_for_Task_Force_58
Participated in Korean War
Participated in Battle of Leyte Gulf
Participated in Apollo 7 recovery
Participated in Battle of the Philippine Sea
Participated in Doolittle Raid support
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:propulsion
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8 boilers, 4 steam turbines, 4 shafts
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gptkbp:scrapped_at
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gptkb:Kearny,_New_Jersey
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gptkbp:serves
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gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:sisterShip
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gptkb:USS_Intrepid_(CV-11)
gptkb:USS_Lexington_(CV-16)
gptkb:USS_Yorktown_(CV-10)
gptkb:USS_Hornet_(CV-12)
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gptkbp:speed
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33 knots
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gptkbp:struck
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1 June 1975
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:ship
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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