USS Independence (CVL-22)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/USS_Independence_(CVL-22)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:light_cruiser
gptkbp:aircraftCarried	up to 45
gptkbp:armament	10 × 5 in/38 cal guns 16 × 20 mm AA guns 26 × 40 mm AA guns
gptkbp:awards	8 battle stars
gptkbp:beam	71.5 feet
gptkbp:builder	gptkb:New_York_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:class	gptkb:ship
gptkbp:commissioned	14 January 1943
gptkbp:convertedTo	Cleveland-class light cruiser hull
gptkbp:crewComplement	1,569
gptkbp:decommissioned	28 August 1946
gptkbp:destroyedBy	Japanese torpedo
gptkbp:displacement	11,000 tons (standard)
gptkbp:fate	sunk as target
gptkbp:hullNumber	gptkb:CVL-22
gptkbp:laidDown	1 May 1941
gptkbp:launched	22 August 1942
gptkbp:length	622 feet
gptkbp:locationSunk	off the coast of California
gptkbp:namedAfter	Independence, the concept of American independence
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:participatedIn	gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf gptkb:Battle_of_Tarawa gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:propulsion	steam turbines
gptkbp:speed	31.5 knots
gptkbp:struck	1 June 1959
gptkbp:used_in	gptkb:Operation_Crossroads
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Fast_Carrier_Task_Force gptkb:Bethlehem_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	USS Independence (CVL-22)