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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:ship
gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
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gptkbp:aircraftCarried
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up to 90 aircraft
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gptkbp:armament
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gptkb:20_mm_Oerlikon_cannons
gptkb:40_mm_Bofors_guns
12 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
4 battle stars
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gptkbp:battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
Battle of Iwo Jima
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
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gptkbp:casualties
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over 800 killed or missing
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gptkbp:commissioned
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31 January 1944
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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17 February 1947
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gptkbp:destroyedBy
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Japanese air attack
19 March 1945
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gptkbp:displacement
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27,100 tons
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gptkbp:hasExhibit
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artifacts at Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
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gptkbp:homeport
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gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia
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gptkbp:hullNumber
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gptkb:CV-13
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gptkbp:laidDown
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7 December 1942
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gptkbp:launched
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14 October 1943
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gptkbp:length
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872 feet
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gptkbp:locationOfConstruction
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gptkb:Newport_News,_Virginia
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Big_Ben
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gptkbp:notableCommander
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gptkb:Leslie_E._Gehres
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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suffered most severe damage survived by any US aircraft carrier in WWII
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:propulsion
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Steam turbines
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gptkbp:sisterShip
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gptkb:USS_Essex_(CV-9)
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:soldForScrap
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1966
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gptkbp:speed
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33 knots
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gptkbp:status
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stricken
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gptkbp:struck
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1 October 1964
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gptkbp:survived
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crew members honored for bravery
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Fast_Carrier_Task_Force
gptkb:Bethlehem_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkb:CV-12_(Essex-class_aircraft_carrier)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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USS Franklin (CV-13)
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