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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:transport_aircraft
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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90 aircraft
arrestor wires
catapult system
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gptkbp:aircraft_type
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gptkb:SB2_C_Helldiver
gptkb:TBF_Avenger
gptkb:F4_U_Corsair
gptkb:F6_F_Hellcat
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gptkbp:armament
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40 mm Bofors guns
20 mm Oerlikon cannons
5-inch guns
bombs, torpedoes, and missiles
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Battle_Star
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
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gptkbp:built
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gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
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gptkbp:built_in
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gptkb:Virginia
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gptkbp:captain
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gptkb:Captain_Leslie_E._Gehres
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gptkbp:casualties
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800 crew members
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gptkbp:class
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Essex-class aircraft carrier
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Pacific_Fleet
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gptkbp:commissioned
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gptkb:1944
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gptkbp:completed
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multiple combat missions
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gptkbp:crew_capacity
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approximately 3,500
approximately 3,000
3,400 personnel
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gptkbp:damage
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due to enemy attack
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gptkbp:date_enacted
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1950
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1947
June 1947
permanently retired from service
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gptkbp:deployment
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gptkb:1954
1945
Pacific Theater
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gptkbp:displacement
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27,100 tons
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gptkbp:fate
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scrapped
scrapped in 1966
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gptkbp:final_decommissioning_date
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1947
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gptkbp:first_air_group
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gptkb:Air_Group_15
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gptkbp:first_flight
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gptkb:1944
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gptkbp:historical_records
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extensively documented in naval history.
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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one of the most damaged ships to survive WWII
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gptkbp:home_port
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gptkb:Naval_Station_Norfolk
gptkb:Newport_News,_Virginia
gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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USS Franklin
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gptkbp:influence
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inspired future aircraft carrier designs
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gptkbp:launched
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gptkb:1944
1943
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gptkbp:length
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872 feet
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gptkbp:memorials
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dedicated to crew members lost
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gptkbp:mission
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supporting ground troops
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Big_Ben
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
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gptkbp:notable_case
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rescue operations
fire on board
air strikes against Japan
damage from kamikaze attack
participation in air raids
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gptkbp:notable_commanders
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gptkb:Captain_Leslie_E._Gehres
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
bombing by Japanese aircraft
survived severe damage in 1945
bombing raid on Tokyo
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
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gptkbp:operated_by
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:operates_under
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:operational_period
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gptkb:1944
1945
1946
1947
1944-1945
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gptkbp:operational_range
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1,500 nautical miles
long-range missions
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gptkbp:operational_status
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decommissioned
active during World War II
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gptkbp:recommissioned
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1950
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gptkbp:repaired
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after initial damage in 1945
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gptkbp:rescued_crew
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approximately 300 crew members
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gptkbp:resting_place
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scrapped in 1966
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gptkbp:served_in
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gptkb:1966
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:sister_ship
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gptkb:USS_Essex
gptkb:USS_Hancock
gptkb:USS_Midway
gptkb:USS_Yorktown
gptkb:USS_Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkb:USS_Hornet
gptkb:USS_Wasp
gptkb:USS_Intrepid
gptkb:USS_Ticonderoga
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gptkbp:speed
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33 knots
not applicable
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gptkbp:sunk
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gptkb:transport_aircraft
1945
March 19, 1945
by Japanese air attack
near Japan
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gptkbp:survivors
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over 800
many crew members rescued by nearby ships
many crew members shared experiences
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gptkbp:width
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93 feet
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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