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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:North_Carolina-class_battleship
gptkb:South_Dakota-class_battleship
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gptkbp:approves
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1951-01-01
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gptkbp:armament
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20 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
9 × 16 in (410 mm) guns
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gptkbp:armor
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12 in (305 mm) belt
16 in (406 mm) turret
5 in (127 mm) deck
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Philippine_Liberation_Medal
gptkb:American_Campaign_Medal
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:South_Dakota-class_battleship
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Captain_John_W._H._Mc_Crea
Captain Francis J. Mc Hugh
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gptkbp:commissioned
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1942-05-12
February 22, 1942
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gptkbp:constructed_in
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gptkb:Fore_River_Shipyard
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gptkbp:crew
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1,200
1,200 personnel
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1947-01-15
April 27, 1947
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gptkbp:deployment
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Pacific Theater
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gptkbp:displacement
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35,000 tons
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gptkbp:famous_for
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Naval gunfire support
Anti-aircraft defense
Surviving multiple kamikaze attacks
Heavy bombardment support
Participating in the liberation of the Philippines
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gptkbp:fate
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Museum ship
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gptkbp:has_exhibition
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1965-01-01
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gptkbp:home_port
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gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkb:Fall_River,_Massachusetts
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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USS Massachusetts (BB-59)
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gptkbp:launch_date
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September 23, 1941
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gptkbp:launched
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gptkb:Mrs._John_F._Kennedy
1941-09-23
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gptkbp:length
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887 feet (270 m)
680 ft (207 m)
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Battleship_Cove
gptkb:Fall_River,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:name
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gptkb:USS_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Big_Mamie
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
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gptkbp:participated_in
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gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
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gptkbp:propulsion
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4 × steam turbines
4 × propellers
8 × boilers
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gptkbp:range
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15,000 nautical miles (28,000 km)
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gptkbp:served_in
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gptkb:World_War_II
Pacific Theater
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gptkbp:sister_ship
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gptkb:USS_Missouri_(BB-63)
gptkb:USS_South_Dakota_(BB-57)
gptkb:USS_North_Carolina_(BB-55)
gptkb:USS_Iowa_(BB-61)
gptkb:USS_New_Jersey_(BB-62)
gptkb:USS_Wisconsin_(BB-64)
gptkb:USS_Alabama_(BB-60)
gptkb:USS_Indiana_(BB-58)
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gptkbp:speed
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27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h)
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gptkbp:status
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Preserved as a museum ship
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gptkbp:water_management
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1972-01-01
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