USS Sylvania

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:starship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gemini_5
gptkb:Second_Battle_of_the_Gulf_of_Sidra
gptkbp:approves Not recommissioned after decommissioning
gptkbp:awards gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:American_Campaign_Medal
gptkbp:beam 62 ft (19 m)
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1944
gptkb:battle
1944-04-12
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:California_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
gptkb:battle
gptkbp:crew 50-100 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:San_Francisco_Bay
1946
1946-01-15
gptkbp:displacement 8,500 tons
gptkbp:draft_year 28 ft (8.5 m)
gptkbp:engine_type Steam turbine engine
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrapping
gptkbp:height Not specified
gptkbp:historical_significance Served during a critical period of WWII
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:San_Francisco
gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Sylvania
gptkbp:is_used_for Logistics and supply missions
gptkbp:launched 1944-01-15
gptkbp:length 455 ft (139 m)
455 ft
gptkbp:max_speed 16 knots
gptkbp:migration gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:notable_event Transported troops and supplies
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:notable_ships 1944-1946
Part of the United States Navy's cargo fleet
gptkbp:number gptkb:AK-200
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:Military_Sea_Transportation_Service
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:owner gptkb:United_States_Maritime_Commission
gptkbp:propulsion Steam turbine
gptkbp:released_in gptkb:1970
gptkbp:role Cargo transport
Troop transport
gptkbp:scientific_classification Cargo ship (AK)
gptkbp:seating_capacity Not specified
gptkbp:served_in Pacific Theater
gptkbp:services gptkb:1944
1946
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USS_Sylvania_(AK-200)
gptkbp:speed 16 knots
gptkbp:status Scrapped
gptkbp:type gptkb:starship
gptkbp:water_management Sold for scrap in 1970
gptkbp:width 62 ft