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USS North Carolina-class battleship
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/USS_North_Carolina-class_battleship
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:ship
gptkbp:antiAircraftArmament
40 mm and 20 mm guns
gptkbp:armament
20 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
9 × 16 in (406 mm) guns
gptkbp:armorBelt
12 in (305 mm)
gptkbp:armorDeck
5.5 in (140 mm)
gptkbp:armorTurrets
16 in (406 mm)
gptkbp:beam
108.3 ft (33 m)
gptkbp:builder
gptkb:New_York_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:commissioned
1941
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement
1,880
gptkbp:decommissioned
1947
gptkbp:designedToComplyWith
gptkb:Washington_Naval_Treaty
gptkbp:displacement
35,000 tons (standard)
gptkbp:draught
36 ft (11 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
USS North Carolina-class battleship
gptkbp:leadShip
gptkb:USS_North_Carolina_(BB-55)
gptkbp:length
728.8 ft (222 m)
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:Showboat
gptkbp:notableEngagement
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Eastern_Solomons
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkb:Guadalcanal_Campaign
gptkbp:numberOfShips
2
gptkbp:operator
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:otherShips
gptkb:USS_Washington_(BB-56)
gptkbp:predecessor
gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:propulsion
4 steam turbines
gptkbp:range
17,450 nautical miles at 15 knots
gptkbp:servedIn
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:speed
28 knots
gptkbp:successor
South Dakota-class battleship
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Bethlehem_Steel_Corporation
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6