USS Housatonic

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:ship
gptkb:battleship
gptkbp:armament cannons
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard
gptkb:Charleston_Navy_Yard
gptkbp:class gptkb:Housatonic-class
gptkbp:commissioned 1861
1862
gptkbp:crew_capacity 150
gptkbp:cultural_impact films and documentaries
gptkbp:decommissioned 1865
gptkbp:displacement 1,240 tons
gptkbp:engaged_in gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:fate sunk
sunk by a submarine
gptkbp:historical_context Civil War naval battles
gptkbp:historical_significance naval warfare history
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Port_Royal,_South_Carolina
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Housatonic
gptkbp:launched 1847
1861
gptkbp:length 205 feet
gptkbp:memorials memorial services
gptkbp:notable_event sunk by CSS Hunley
first ship sunk by a submarine in combat
gptkbp:resting_place gptkb:Charleston_Harbor
gptkbp:service gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:sinking_analysis military historians
gptkbp:sinking_artifacts recovered items
gptkbp:sinking_commemoration_events anniversaries
gptkbp:sinking_documentation naval records
gptkbp:sinking_exhibits gptkb:museums
gptkbp:sinking_historical_importance gptkb:military_strategy
gptkbp:sinking_publications books and articles
gptkbp:sinking_reactions public outcry
gptkbp:sinking_reports eyewitness accounts
gptkbp:sinking_research academic studies
gptkbp:sinking_symbolism naval innovation
gptkbp:status gptkb:website
gptkbp:submarine_responsible gptkb:CSS_Hunley
gptkbp:sunk gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Charleston_Harbor
gptkb:historical_markers
loss of life
February 17, 1864
9:00 PM
strategic changes in naval warfare
increased naval defenses
influence on future submarine designs
attack by CSS Hunley
increased submarine warfare tactics
naval inquiry
off Sullivan's Island
remains discovered in 1995
gptkbp:type steam sloop-of-war
gptkbp:witnesses Union sailors
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Union_Navy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5