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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:starship
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:starship
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gptkbp:approves
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gptkb:battle
1951
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gptkbp:armament
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12-inch guns
12 × 14 in (360 mm) guns
16 × 5 in (130 mm) guns
25 × 20 mm guns
60 × 40 mm guns
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gptkbp:armor
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12 inches
Belt armor up to 12 in (305 mm)
Deck armor up to 6 in (152 mm)
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:American_Campaign_Medal
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:South_Dakota-class_battleship
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Captain_Thomas_L._Gatch
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Captain_Thomas_L._Gatch
gptkb:Captain_William_H._Mc_Caffrey
gptkb:Captain_John_W._H._Mc_Crea
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gptkbp:commissioned
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gptkb:1942
March 20, 1942
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gptkbp:constructed_in
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gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
gptkb:New_York_Shipbuilding_Corporation
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gptkbp:crew
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approximately 1,200
extensive
2,500 personnel
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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gptkb:Philadelphia_Naval_Shipyard
1947
January 31, 1947
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gptkbp:deployment
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gptkb:Task_Force_38
1945
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gptkbp:displacement
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37,000 tons
37,500 tons
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gptkbp:fate
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scrapped
scrapped in 1962
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gptkbp:has_role
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Naval battles in the Pacific
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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One of the most decorated battleships.
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gptkbp:home_port
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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 South Dakota
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gptkbp:launch_vehicle
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gptkb:Admiral_Marc_Mitscher
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gptkbp:launched
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June 20, 1941
June 7, 1941
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gptkbp:length
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680 feet
680 feet (210 m)
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gptkbp:losses
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Battleship_X
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gptkbp:notable_cards
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gptkb:11
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_Surigao_Strait
gptkb:Battle_of_Santa_Cruz_Islands
gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
First ship to engage in battle after Pearl Harbor.
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gptkbp:notable_feature
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gptkb:radar_system
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gptkbp:operates_in
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Pacific Theater
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gptkbp:operational_area
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1942-1947
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gptkbp:operational_range
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15,000 nautical miles
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gptkbp:operational_status
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retired
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gptkbp:participated_in
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gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Operation_Dragoon
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkb:Operation_Magic_Carpet
gptkb:Battle_of_Santa_Cruz_Islands
gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
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gptkbp:propulsion
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steam turbines
4 × steam turbines
8 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers
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gptkbp:range
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15,000 nautical miles (28,000 km)
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gptkbp:received
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11 battle stars
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gptkbp:served_in
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gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:sister_ship
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gptkb:USS_North_Carolina
gptkb:USS_Massachusetts
gptkb:USS_Alabama
gptkb:USS_Indiana
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gptkbp:speed
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27 knots
27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h)
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