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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
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gptkbp:aircraftCarried
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gptkb:MH-60S_Seahawk
gptkb:AH-1Z_Viper
gptkb:CH-53E_Super_Stallion
gptkb:MV-22_Osprey
gptkb:UH-1Y_Venom
gptkb:AV-8B_Harrier_II
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gptkbp:armament
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gptkb:Phalanx_CIWS
gptkb:RIM-7_Sea_Sparrow
gptkb:RIM-116_Rolling_Airframe_Missile
.50 cal machine guns
25 mm Mk 38 chain guns
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Battle_Efficiency_Award
gptkb:Humanitarian_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
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gptkbp:beam
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106 ft (32 m)
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Ingalls_Shipbuilding
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gptkbp:callsign
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NEXS
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gptkbp:commissioned
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17 October 1992
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gptkbp:crew
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1,208 (ship's company)
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gptkbp:deployment
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gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:Persian_Gulf
gptkb:Western_Pacific
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gptkbp:displacement
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40,500 tons (full load)
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gptkbp:draught
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27 ft (8.1 m)
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gptkbp:embarkedMarines
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1,894
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gptkbp:homeport
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gptkb:Naval_Base_San_Diego
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gptkbp:hullNumber
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LHD-2
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gptkbp:laidDown
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30 July 1989
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gptkbp:launched
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23 February 1991
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gptkbp:length
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844 ft (257 m)
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gptkbp:mission
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disaster relief
humanitarian assistance
expeditionary warfare
amphibious assault
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gptkbp:name
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gptkb:USS_Essex
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Essex_County,_Massachusetts
Battle of Essex
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Amphibious_Ready_Group
gptkb:United_States_Fleet_Forces_Command
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gptkbp:propulsion
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2 steam turbines, 2 shafts
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gptkbp:speed
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22 knots
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gptkbp:status
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active service
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.surfpac.navy.mil/lhd2/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:LHD-1_Wasp-class_ships
gptkb:USS_Kearsarge_(LHD-3)
gptkb:USS_Essex
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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USS Essex (LHD-2)
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