USS Savo Island

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:starship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Second_Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkbp:aircraft_operated up to 20 helicopters
gptkbp:armament 5-inch guns
gptkbp:beam 32 meters
gptkbp:class gptkb:starship
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1944
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Ingalls_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:crew 1,200 personnel
amphibious operations
gptkbp:decommissioned 1946
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Korean_War
gptkbp:displacement full load
16,000 tons
gptkbp:draft_year 7.5 meters
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:historical_significance first ship named after Savo Island
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:San_Diego,_California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Savo Island
gptkbp:launched 1943
gptkbp:length 168 meters
gptkbp:notable_event participated in landings at Guam
participated in landings at Iwo Jima
participated in landings at Okinawa
gptkbp:notable_feature gptkb:aircraft
well deck
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_New_Life
gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkb:Operation_Crossroads
gptkb:Operation_Desert_Shield
gptkb:Operation_Restore_Hope
gptkb:Operation_Frequent_Wind
gptkb:Operation_Eagle_Pull
gptkb:Operation_Unified_Assistance
gptkbp:number LHA-2
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:battle
gptkbp:operational_area Pacific Theater
gptkbp:operational_history extensive service in the Pacific
gptkbp:operational_range 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Battle_of_Savo_Island
gptkbp:propulsion Steam turbine
gptkbp:released sold for scrap in 1970
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:USS_Tarawa
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:starship
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USS_Tarawa
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:supports gptkb:Company
gptkb:railway_line
logistics support
cargo transport