USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:starship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_Samuel_B._Roberts_(FFG-58)
gptkbp:approves 1950
gptkbp:armament 10 × 40 mm guns
5 × 5 in guns
11 × 20 mm guns
gptkbp:awarded_by gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Philippine_Liberation_Medal
gptkb:Combat_Action_Ribbon
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:class Edsall-class
gptkbp:commander Commander Robert W. Copeland
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1944
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:New_York
gptkb:Consolidated_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:crew approximately 200
gptkbp:decommissioned 1946
gptkbp:discontinued gptkb:1974
gptkbp:displacement 1,350 tons
gptkbp:fate sunk in action
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:San_Diego,_California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413)
gptkbp:launched 1943
gptkbp:length 306 ft 1 in
gptkbp:losses 25 October 1944
gptkbp:nickname Sammy B.
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_off_Samar
gptkbp:notable_feature advanced radar systems
good maneuverability
effective anti-aircraft capabilities
high speed for a destroyer escort
strong hull design
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Taffy_3
gptkbp:operates_under gptkb:battle
gptkbp:participated_in anti-submarine warfare
air defense operations
convoy escort missions
shore bombardment
gptkbp:radar gptkb:SC_radar
SG radar
gptkbp:received 2 battle stars
gptkbp:resting_place gptkb:Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:1954
Pacific Theater
gptkbp:services gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sister_ship USS Johnston (DD-557)
USS Hoel (DD-533)
gptkbp:speed 24 knots