USS Gato

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:armament machine guns
10 × 21 in torpedo tubes
1 × 3 in/50 caliber deck gun
gptkbp:awards 13 battle stars
gptkbp:beam 27 ft 3 in
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Electric_Boat_Company
gptkbp:builtYear gptkb:Groton,_Connecticut
gptkbp:class gptkb:marine
gptkbp:commissioned 31 December 1941
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement 60
gptkbp:decommissioned 16 March 1946
gptkbp:displacement 2,424 tons (submerged)
1,525 tons (surfaced)
gptkbp:draught 17 ft
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Gato
gptkbp:hullNumber gptkb:SS-212
gptkbp:laidDown 5 October 1940
gptkbp:launched 21 August 1941
gptkbp:length 311 ft 9 in
gptkbp:name gptkb:USS_Gato
gptkbp:namedAfter gato (catfish)
gptkbp:notableFor lead ship of her class
first US Navy submarine to sink a Japanese warship in WWII
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:speed 20.25 knots (surfaced)
8.75 knots (submerged)
gptkbp:struck 1 March 1960
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SS-212
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6