USS Saipan (CVL-48)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:F8_F_Bearcat
gptkb:AD_Skyraider
gptkb:F4_U_Corsair
gptkb:F9_F_Panther
gptkb:star
up to 40 aircraft
gptkbp:armament 40 × 40 mm guns
50 × 20 mm guns
4 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
gptkbp:class gptkb:Saipan-class_aircraft_carrier
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Pacific_Fleet
gptkb:Atlantic_Fleet
gptkbp:commissioned 1946
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:crew approximately 1,200
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1970
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
Western Pacific
gptkbp:displacement 27,000 tons
gptkbp:fate scrapped in 1976
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Saipan (CVL-48)
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1944
gptkbp:length 888 ft (271 m)
gptkbp:nickname The Big S
gptkbp:notable_event conducted humanitarian missions
conducted air strikes during conflicts
participated in NATO exercises
first carrier to launch jets in combat
supported ground troops during conflicts
gptkbp:operates_under gptkb:battle
gptkbp:operational_status inactive
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Operation_Coronet
gptkb:Operation_Magic_Carpet
gptkb:Operation_Sea_Horse
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Korean_War
training carrier
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USS_Antietam_(CV-36)
gptkb:USS_Philippine_Sea_(CV-47)
gptkb:USS_Wright_(CVL-49)
gptkb:USS_Bataan_(CVL-29)
gptkb:USS_Lake_Champlain_(CV-39)
gptkbp:speed 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Saipan-class_aircraft_carrier
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6