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