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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:starship
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Cramp_Shipbuilding_Company
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gptkbp:approves
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gptkb:1930
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gptkbp:armament
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12 × 14 in (356 mm) guns
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gptkbp:armor
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12 in (305 mm)
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:New_Mexico-class_battleship
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gptkbp:commissioned
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gptkb:1917
gptkb:Philadelphia_Navy_Yard
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gptkbp:completed
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gptkb:1917
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gptkbp:constructed_in
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gptkb:New_York_Shipbuilding_Corporation
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gptkbp:crew
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1,200
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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gptkb:1922
gptkb:San_Diego,_California
1922-06-30
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gptkbp:displacement
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32,000 tons
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gptkbp:fate
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scrapped
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gptkbp:home_port
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gptkb:San_Pedro,_California
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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USS Mississippi (BB-23)
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gptkbp:launched
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1915
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gptkbp:length
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624 ft (190 m)
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gptkbp:name
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gptkb:USS_Mississippi
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Mississippi
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gptkbp:notable_event
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Participated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea
Served as a training ship after decommissioning
Participated in the bombardment of Japanese positions
Participated in the Battle of Leyte Gulf
Bombarded enemy positions during the Korean War
First ship to fire on enemy ships in World War II
Participated in numerous fleet exercises
Served in the Naval Reserve Training Program
Supported landings at Guam
Supported landings at Saipan
Supported landings at Tarawa
Participated in the 1945 Tokyo Bay surrender ceremony.
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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: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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steam turbines
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gptkbp:served_in
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gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:Admiral_Chester_W._Nimitz
Pacific Theater
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gptkbp:sister_ship
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gptkb:USS_Idaho_(BB-24)
gptkb:USS_Tennessee_(BB-43)
gptkb:USS_California_(BB-44)
gptkb:USS_New_Mexico_(BB-40)
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gptkbp:speed
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21 knots
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gptkbp:water_management
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gptkb:1956
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