USS Silversides (SS-236)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkb:ship
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Browning_M2_.50_cal._machine_guns
10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber deck gun
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
12 battle stars
gptkbp:beam 27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:class gptkb:Gato-class
gptkbp:commissioned 15 December 1941
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement 60
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:Muskegon,_Michigan
gptkbp:decommissioned 17 April 1946
gptkbp:displacement 2,424 tons (submerged)
1,525 tons (surfaced)
gptkbp:draught 17 ft (5.2 m)
gptkbp:fate Preserved as a museum ship
gptkbp:homeport_during_WWII gptkb:Pearl_Harbor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Silversides (SS-236)
gptkbp:hullNumber gptkb:SS-236
gptkbp:laidDown 4 November 1940
gptkbp:launched 26 August 1941
gptkbp:length 311 ft 9 in (95.03 m)
gptkbp:museumSince 1973
gptkbp:namedAfter silversides (a type of fish)
gptkbp:notableEvent Credited with sinking 23 ships
Served in World War II
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:USS_Silversides_Submarine_Museum
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:speed 20.25 knots (surfaced)
8.75 knots (submerged)
gptkbp:website https://silversidesmuseum.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:marine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4