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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:Oliver_Hazard_Perry-class
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gptkbp:armament
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5 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
3-inch guns
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:American_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Occupation_Service_Medal
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gptkbp:burial_place
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memorial plaques and monuments
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gptkbp:casualties
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gptkb:115
approximately 100
115 crew members
survivor reunions
29 crew members
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Fletcher-class
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gptkbp:commissioned
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gptkb:1942
gptkb:Captain_John_W._H._Mc_Crea
1941
1943
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gptkbp:constructed_in
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gptkb:Bath_Iron_Works
gptkb:Federal_Shipbuilding_and_Drydock_Company
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gptkbp:coordinates
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40° 30′ N, 73° 30′ W
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gptkbp:crew
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144
approximately 200
approximately 300
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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inspired songs and literature
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1945
1946
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gptkbp:deployment
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North Atlantic
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gptkbp:descendant
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gptkb:Reuben_James
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gptkbp:displacement
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1,200 tons
2,050 tons
1,350 tons
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gptkbp:engagements
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convoy escort missions
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gptkbp:fate
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sunk
sunk by U-boat
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gptkbp:feedback
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increased naval patrols
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gptkbp:fossil_record
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documented in naval archives
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gptkbp:historical_context
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part of Battle of the Atlantic
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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early U. S. naval losses in WWII
first American warship lost in WWII
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gptkbp:home_port
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gptkb:Borough
gptkb:San_Diego,_California
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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USS Reuben James
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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USS Reuben James Memorial
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gptkbp:is_engaged_in
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convoy escort missions
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gptkbp:launched
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gptkb:1942
1941
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gptkbp:legacy
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historical societies
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gptkbp:length
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306 feet
376 ft (114 m)
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
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gptkbp:losses
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gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
annual memorial services
around 5:00 AM
October 31, 1941
memorials and remembrances
torpedo attack
increased submarine warfare awareness
German submarine U-552
U. S. Navy inquiry
increased U. S. naval involvement in WWII
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gptkbp:media_coverage
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newspaper articles
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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escalation of naval operations
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gptkbp:mission
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convoy escort
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gptkbp:named_after
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gptkb:Reuben_James
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gptkbp:nickname
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Rube
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gptkbp:notable_event
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first U. S. Navy ship sunk by enemy action in World War II
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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German submarine U-552
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gptkbp:operated_by
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:operational_area
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gptkb:Atlantic_Theater
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gptkbp:outcome
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loss of ship
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gptkbp:propulsion
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diesel engines
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gptkbp:public_perception
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public outcry
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gptkbp:radar
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SG radar
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gptkbp:replaced_by
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gptkb:USS_Reuben_James_(FFG-57)
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gptkbp:reports_to
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survivor accounts
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gptkbp:resting_place
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gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
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gptkbp:served_in
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:service_branch
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:service_history
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:sister_ship
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USS Kearny
USS Reuben James (DE-153)
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gptkbp:sonar
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gptkb:SQS-4_sonar
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gptkbp:speed
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36 knots
20 knots
21 knots
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gptkbp:spillway_type
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gptkb:military_operation
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gptkbp:type
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escort vessel
DE-153
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gptkbp:vision
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recognized by U. S. Navy
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gptkbp:year_created
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1943-01-24
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