USS Illinois (BB-67)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Battleship
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Helicopters
gptkbp:armament 20 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
9 × 16 in (410 mm) guns
49 × 20 mm guns
80 × 40 mm guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:class gptkb:Iowa-class_battleship
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:United_States_Navy
1946-01-10
gptkbp:constructionMaterial 1945
gptkbp:constructionStarted 1941
gptkbp:crewSize 2,700 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:United_States_Navy
1963-01-15
gptkbp:displacement 58,000 tons
gptkbp:fate Scrapped in 1976
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_William_H._McCauley
gptkb:Captain_John_W._McCormick
gptkbp:firstDeployment gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
1962
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Newport_News,_Virginia
gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Illinois (BB-67)
gptkbp:launched 1945-05-15
gptkbp:length 887 feet (270 m)
gptkbp:name USS Illinois
gptkbp:nickname The Fighting Illini
gptkbp:notableEvent Participated in naval exercises
Conducted training exercises
Scrapped after decommissioning
Decommissioned after 17 years of service
Participated_in_Cold_War_operations
Served_in_the_Atlantic_Fleet
gptkbp:notableFeature Power projection
Naval presence
Fleet defense
Naval artillery support
gptkbp:operationalStatus Inactive
gptkbp:powers 212,000 shp
gptkbp:productionYears 1946-1963
gptkbp:propulsion Steam turbines
gptkbp:range Unlimited range with fuel
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:United_States_Navy
1963
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USS_Missouri_(BB-63)
USS Iowa (BB-61)
USS New Jersey (BB-62)
USS Wisconsin (BB-64)
gptkbp:speed 33 knots (61 km/h)