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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Admiral_Frank_J._Fletcher
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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approximately 30 aircraft
F4 B, JN-4, and others
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gptkbp:challenges
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vulnerability to air attacks
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gptkbp:class
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Essex-class carriers
Langley-class
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gptkbp:commander
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Captain Kenneth Whiting
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gptkbp:commissioned
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gptkb:1922
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gptkbp:constructed_in
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gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
coal transport
collier ship
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gptkbp:crew
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approximately 1,000
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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gptkb:1942
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gptkbp:displacement
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16,000 tons
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gptkbp:famous_for
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pioneering aircraft carrier operations
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gptkbp:fate
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sunk by Japanese aircraft
sunk by enemy action
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gptkbp:first_flight
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gptkb:battle
launch an aircraft using a catapult
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gptkbp:has_role
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development of naval aviation
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gptkbp:historical_event
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first US Navy aircraft carrier to be sunk in action
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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first US Navy ship designed for air operations
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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 Langley (CV-1)
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gptkbp:influenced
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future aircraft carrier designs
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gptkbp:launched
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gptkb:1920
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gptkbp:leadership
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:legacy
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pioneering naval aviation
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gptkbp:length
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840 feet
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gptkbp:losses
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February 27, 1942
Japanese bombers
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gptkbp:mission
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transporting aircraft
transporting aircraft to the Philippines
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Langley
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gptkbp:notable_event
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first successful launch of an aircraft from a ship
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gptkbp:notable_production
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Pacific Theater
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gptkbp:notable_recipients
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naval aviation tactics
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gptkbp:operated_by
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:operational_area
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1922 to 1942
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gptkbp:operational_range
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limited due to fuel capacity
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gptkbp:operational_status
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decommissioned
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gptkbp:participated_in
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early air raids in the Pacific
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gptkbp:replaced_by
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gptkb:USS_Yorktown_(CV-5)
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gptkbp:served_in
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gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:starship
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gptkbp:speed
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21 knots
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gptkbp:technology
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aircraft launching system
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gptkbp:year
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gptkb:1920
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