USS Princeton (CVL-23)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
Royal Navy ship
gptkbp:aircraftCarried up to 45 aircraft
gptkbp:armament 16 × 20 mm Oerlikon cannons
26 × 40 mm Bofors guns
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
9 battle stars
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Palau
gptkb:Battle_of_Saipan
gptkb:Battle_of_Formosa
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Eniwetok
gptkb:Battle_of_Guam
gptkbp:beam 71 ft 6 in (21.80 m)
gptkbp:builder gptkb:New_York_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:casualties over 100 killed
gptkbp:class gptkb:ship
gptkbp:commissioned 25 February 1943
gptkbp:complement 1,569 officers and men
gptkbp:convertedTo Cleveland-class light cruiser hull
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:displacement 11,000 tons (standard)
14,800 tons (full load)
gptkbp:draught 26 ft (7.9 m)
gptkbp:fate Sunk in battle
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Princeton (CVL-23)
gptkbp:hullNumber gptkb:CVL-23
gptkbp:laidDown 2 June 1942
gptkbp:launched 18 October 1942
gptkbp:length 622 ft 6 in (189.75 m)
gptkbp:locationSunk off Luzon, Philippines
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Princeton_University
gptkbp:notableEvent explosion after bomb hit
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:USS_Tallahassee_(CL-61)
gptkbp:propulsion Steam turbines
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USS_Bataan_(CVL-29)
gptkb:USS_Belleau_Wood_(CVL-24)
gptkb:USS_Cabot_(CVL-28)
gptkb:USS_Cowpens_(CVL-25)
gptkb:USS_Independence_(CVL-22)
gptkb:USS_Langley_(CVL-27)
gptkb:USS_San_Jacinto_(CVL-30)
gptkb:USS_Monterey_(CVL-26)
gptkbp:speed 31.5 knots
gptkbp:sunkBy 24 October 1944
Japanese air attack
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4