USS Independence (CVL-22)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/USS_Independence_(CVL-22)
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf 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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Independence (CVL-22)
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:ship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4