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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:ship
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gptkbp:armament
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2 × 3 in guns
4 × 20 mm guns
2 × 40 mm guns
2 × 40 mm Bofors guns, 4 × 20 mm Oerlikon cannons, 2 × 3 in guns
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gptkbp:beam
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32 feet
32 feet 6 inches
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Houston,_Texas
gptkb:Brown_Shipbuilding_Company
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gptkbp:commissioned
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
1944-04-01
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gptkbp:crew
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50-60 personnel
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gptkbp:crew_capacity
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50-60 personnel
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
1946-01-15
January 15, 1946
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gptkbp:displacement
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1,500 tons
1,200 tons
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gptkbp:drafted_by
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6 feet 6 inches
6.5 feet
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gptkbp:fate
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Sold for scrap
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Part of the LSM class of ships
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gptkbp:home_port
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gptkb:San_Diego,_California
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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USS LSM-18
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gptkbp:launched
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1944-01-15
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gptkbp:length
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203 feet
203 feet 6 inches
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:None
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gptkbp:notable_event
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Conducted training exercises
Supported amphibious landings
Assisted in post-war operations
Transported troops and supplies
Participated in the invasion of Okinawa
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gptkbp:notable_mission
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Landing troops at Iwo Jima
Support operations in the Philippines
Transporting vehicles and equipment
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gptkbp:operational_area
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Pacific Theater
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gptkbp:operational_status
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Veteran of two wars
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gptkbp:operations
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gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:primary_function
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gptkb:naval_warfare
Cargo transport
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gptkbp:propulsion
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gptkb:diesel_engine
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gptkbp:range
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2,500 nautical miles
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gptkbp:service_branch
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:service_years
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1944-1946
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gptkbp:sister_ship
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gptkb:USS_LSM-17
gptkb:USS_LSM-19
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gptkbp:speed
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12 knots
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gptkbp:status
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Scrapped
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gptkbp:waste_management
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Sold for scrap in 1947
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gptkbp:year_created
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April 1, 1944
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:USS_LSM-1
gptkb:USS_LSM-7
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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