USS Newport News (CA-148)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/USS_Newport_News_(CA-148)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer light cruiser
gptkbp:armament	12 × 5 in (127 mm) guns 9 × 8 in (203 mm) guns 24 × 3 in (76 mm) guns 12 × 20 mm guns
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal gptkb:Republic_of_Vietnam_Campaign_Medal gptkb:Vietnam_Service_Medal gptkb:Navy_Expeditionary_Medal gptkb:Navy_Meritorious_Unit_Commendation gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation gptkb:Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal
gptkbp:beam	76 feet
gptkbp:builder	gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:commissioned	29 January 1949
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement	1,799
gptkbp:decommissioned	27 June 1975
gptkbp:displacement	17,000 tons (standard) 21,500 tons (full load)
gptkbp:draught	26 feet
gptkbp:fate	Scrapped
gptkbp:homeport	gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	USS Newport News (CA-148)
gptkbp:hullNumber	gptkb:CA-148
gptkbp:laidDown	1 November 1945
gptkbp:launched	6 March 1948
gptkbp:length	716 feet
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:Newport_News,_Virginia
gptkbp:notableEvent	Last all-gun heavy cruiser in US Navy service Only Des Moines-class cruiser to see combat
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:pennantNumber	gptkb:CA-148
gptkbp:propulsion	4 shafts 4 steam turbines
gptkbp:scrapped	1993
gptkbp:servedIn	gptkb:Cold_War gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:speed	33 knots
gptkbp:status	Decommissioned
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5