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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:ship
escort carrier
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gptkbp:aircraftCarried
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27 aircraft
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gptkbp:armament
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12 × 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons
8 × 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns
1 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal dual-purpose gun
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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_off_Samar
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
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gptkbp:beam
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65 ft 2 in
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Kaiser_Shipyards
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Casablanca-class_escort_carrier
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gptkbp:commander
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Captain Walter V. Vieweg
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gptkbp:commissioned
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28 December 1943
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gptkbp:complement
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860
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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sunk in action, not decommissioned
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gptkbp:displacement
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7,800 tons (standard)
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gptkbp:draught
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22 ft 6 in
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gptkbp:fate
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sunk in action
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gptkbp:homeport
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gptkb:San_Diego,_California
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73)
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gptkbp:hullNumber
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CVE-73
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gptkbp:laidDown
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10 July 1943
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gptkbp:launched
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22 November 1943
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gptkbp:length
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512 ft 3 in
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gptkbp:locationSunk
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gptkb:Philippine_Sea
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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Gambier Bay, Alaska
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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only US carrier sunk by naval gunfire in WWII
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Task_Unit_77.4.3_(Taffy_3)
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gptkbp:propulsion
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2 Skinner Unaflow reciprocating steam engines
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gptkbp:servicePeriod
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1943–1944
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gptkbp:sisterShip
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gptkb:USS_St._Lo_(CVE-63)
gptkb:USS_White_Plains_(CVE-66)
USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70)
USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68)
USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71)
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gptkbp:speed
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19 knots
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gptkbp:sunkBy
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25 October 1944
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:World_War_II_aircraft_carriers_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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