USS Kalinin Bay

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
escort carrier
gptkbp:aircraftCarried 27 aircraft
gptkbp:armament 1 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal dual purpose gun
12 × 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons
8 × 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:battleStar 5 battle stars (World War II)
gptkbp:beam 65 ft 2 in
gptkbp:builder Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington
gptkbp:class gptkb:Casablanca-class_escort_carrier
gptkbp:commissioned 27 November 1943
gptkbp:complement 860
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioned 15 May 1946
gptkbp:displacement 7,800 tons (standard)
10,400 tons (full load)
gptkbp:draught 22 ft 6 in
gptkbp:fate scrapped
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Kalinin Bay
gptkbp:hullNumber CVE-68
gptkbp:laidDown 26 April 1943
gptkbp:launched 15 September 1943
gptkbp:length 512 ft 3 in
gptkbp:namedAfter Kalinin Bay, Alaska
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Battle_off_Samar
gptkbp:notableEvent Heavily damaged during the Battle off Samar
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion 2 shafts
2 Skinner Unaflow reciprocating steam engines
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USS_St._Lo
gptkb:USS_Makin_Island
gptkb:USS_Fanshaw_Bay
gptkb:USS_Gambier_Bay
gptkb:USS_White_Plains
gptkb:USS_Coral_Sea
USS Kitkun Bay
USS Admiralty Islands
USS Attu
USS Kadashan Bay
USS Manila Bay
USS Marcus Island
USS Natoma Bay
USS Ommaney Bay
USS Roi
USS Rudyerd Bay
USS Saginaw Bay
USS Sargent Bay
USS Savo Island
USS Shamrock Bay
USS Shipley Bay
USS Steamer Bay
USS Takanis Bay
USS Wake Island
gptkbp:speed 19 knots
gptkbp:struck 1 March 1959
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Naval_Task_Group_80.4
gptkb:Battle_of_San_Bernardino_Strait
gptkb:The_Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Taffy_3
gptkb:Task_Unit_77.4.3_(Taffy_3)
gptkb:USS_Gambier_Bay
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7