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
|