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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:starship
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Iowa-class_battleship
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gptkbp:approves
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1984-04-28
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gptkbp:armament
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9 × 16 in guns
20 × 5 in guns
20 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
9 × 16 in (410 mm) guns
49 × 20 mm guns
80 × 40 mm guns
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gptkbp:cancellation_reason
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Budget cuts and changing naval strategy.
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Iowa-class_battleship
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:William_H._P._Blandy
gptkb:Captain_John_Mc_Cain_Sr.
gptkb:Captain_John_W._Mc_Cain_III
gptkb:Captain_John_W._H._Mc_Crea
gptkb:Captain_John_Mc_Crea
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gptkbp:commissioned
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gptkb:Admiral_Chester_W._Nimitz
February 22, 1943
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gptkbp:constructed_in
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gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
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gptkbp:crew
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1,500 personnel
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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gptkb:Admiral_Frank_B._Kelso_II
March 24, 1990
1990-03-24
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gptkbp:disbandment_date
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gptkb:1990
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gptkbp:displacement
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58,000 tons
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gptkbp:exhibition
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gptkb:Pacific_Battleship_Center
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gptkbp:famous_for
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being the last battleship commissioned by the U. S.
hosting dignitaries and foreign leaders
its role in the Korean War
participating in the last naval battles of WWII
serving as a platform for naval gunfire support
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gptkbp:fate
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Museum ship
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gptkbp:has_exhibition
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gptkb:Los_Angeles
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gptkbp:home_port
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gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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USS Iowa (BB-61)
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gptkbp:launched
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August 22, 1942
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gptkbp:length
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887 feet
887 feet (270 m)
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Big Stick
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
Cold War operations
Humanitarian missions
NATO exercises
Presidential visits
Participated in the 50th anniversary of D-Day.
Hosted numerous dignitaries and foreign leaders.
Served as a presidential yacht.
First battleship to be commissioned in the U. S. Navy after World War II.
Fired the last naval gunfire in anger by a U. S. battleship.
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gptkbp:operated_by
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:participated_in
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gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkb:Operation_Sharp_Edge
gptkb:Operation_Praying_Mantis
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gptkbp:restoration
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gptkb:2010
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gptkbp:served_in
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gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:shopping_mall
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gptkbp:sister_ship
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gptkb:USS_Missouri_(BB-63)
gptkb:USS_New_Jersey_(BB-62)
gptkb:USS_Wisconsin_(BB-64)
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gptkbp:speed
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33 knots
33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
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gptkbp:status
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Museum ship
Museum ship in Los Angeles.
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