USS San Francisco (CA-38)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/USS_San_Francisco_(CA-38)

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:ship light cruiser Royal Navy ship
gptkbp:armament	anti-aircraft guns 8 × 5 in (127 mm) guns 9 × 8 in (203 mm) guns
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation 17 battle stars
gptkbp:battle	gptkb:Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea gptkb:Battle_of_Cape_Esperance Battle of Iwo Jima
gptkbp:beam	61 feet 10 inches
gptkbp:builder	gptkb:Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:commissioned	10 February 1934
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew	868 officers and enlisted
gptkbp:decommissioned	10 February 1946
gptkbp:displacement	9,950 tons (standard) 12,755 tons (full load)
gptkbp:draught	19 feet 5 inches
gptkbp:endDate	1946
gptkbp:fate	decommissioned and scrapped
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	USS San Francisco (CA-38)
gptkbp:hullNumber	gptkb:CA-38
gptkbp:launched	9 March 1933
gptkbp:length	588 feet
gptkbp:locationOfMemorial	gptkb:Lands_End,_San_Francisco,_California
gptkbp:memorial	bridge preserved as a memorial in San Francisco
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Medal_of_Honor_awarded_to_Bruce_McCandless Captain Cassin Young killed in action heavily damaged during Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:participatedIn	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:propulsion	steam turbines
gptkbp:sisterShip	gptkb:USS_Portland_(CA-33) gptkb:USS_Minneapolis_(CA-36) gptkb:USS_Northampton_(CA-26) gptkb:USS_Quincy_(CA-39) gptkb:USS_Vincennes_(CA-44) gptkb:USS_Astoria_(CA-34) gptkb:USS_New_Orleans_(CA-32) gptkb:USS_Tuscaloosa_(CA-37)
gptkbp:speed	32.7 knots
gptkbp:startYear	1934
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer gptkb:light_cruiser
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5