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gptkbp:instanceOf
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light cruiser
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gptkbp:aircraftCarried
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up to 42 aircraft
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gptkbp:armament
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40 mm anti-aircraft guns
5-inch/38 caliber guns
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gptkbp:beam
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76 feet
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:New_York_Shipbuilding_Corporation
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Saipan-class_aircraft_carrier
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gptkbp:commissioned
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14 July 1946
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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3 October 1957
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gptkbp:displacement
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11,719 tons (standard)
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gptkbp:fate
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scrapped
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gptkbp:homeport
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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:laidDown
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10 July 1944
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gptkbp:launched
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8 July 1945
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gptkbp:length
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684 feet
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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participated in Operation Crossroads support
served as training carrier
converted to communications relay ship as USS Arlington (AGMR-2)
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:propulsion
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steam turbines
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gptkbp:renamed
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gptkb:USS_Arlington_(AGMR-2)
8 April 1965
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gptkbp:scrapped_date
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1977
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gptkbp:speed
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33 knots
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Fast_Carrier_Task_Force
gptkb:USS_Saipan_(LHA-2)
gptkb:SCB-27C
gptkb:Bethlehem_Shipbuilding_Corporation
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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