USS South Dakota III

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battleship
gptkbp:aircraft_operated 3 aircraft
gptkbp:armament 40 × 40 mm guns
16 × 5 in guns
50 × 20 mm guns
12 × 14 in guns
gptkbp:armor Belt: 12 in
Deck: 5 in
Turrets: 16 in
gptkbp:awards gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:American_Campaign_Medal
gptkbp:beam 108 ft 3 in
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:class gptkb:South_Dakota-class
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_Thomas_L._Gatch
gptkb:Captain_John_W._H._Mc_Crea
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:New_York_City
1943
gptkbp:crew 2,500 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Philadelphia
1947
1947-01-31
gptkbp:displacement 37,000 tons
gptkbp:drafted_by 36 ft 9 in
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:has_museum No
gptkbp:historical_significance One of the most decorated battleships.
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS South Dakota III
gptkbp:launched 1941-06-07
gptkbp:length 680 feet
680 ft 6 in
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Battleship_South_Dakota
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Operation_Crossroads
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:propulsion Geared turbine
gptkbp:range 15,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:service gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:service_history Participated in major naval battles.
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USS_Massachusetts_(BB-59)
gptkb:USS_North_Carolina_(BB-55)
gptkb:USS_Alabama_(BB-60)
gptkb:USS_Indiana_(BB-58)
gptkbp:speed 27 knots
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_Virginia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5