USS Tarawa (CV-40)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/USS_Tarawa_%28CV-40%29

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:USS_Yorktown gptkb:USS_Hornet
gptkbp:aircraft_operated	90 aircraft
gptkbp:armament	4 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Tarawa-class_aircraft_carrier
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Captain_William_H._Mc_Gowan gptkb:Captain_John_W._Mc_Cain_Jr.
gptkbp:commissioned	1945
gptkbp:constructed_in	gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:decommissioned	gptkb:1970
gptkbp:displacement	36,380 tons
gptkbp:fate	scrapped
gptkbp:home_port	gptkb:San_Diego,_California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	USS Tarawa (CV-40)
gptkbp:launched	gptkb:1944
gptkbp:length	888 ft (271 m)
gptkbp:nickname	The Big T
gptkbp:notable_event	gptkb:Operation_Sea_Guardian gptkb:Operation_Tomodachi gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom gptkb:Operation_Joint_Guardian gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm gptkb:Operation_Allied_Force gptkb:Operation_Atlantic_Resolve gptkb:Operation_Noble_Eagle gptkb:Operation_Unified_Protector gptkb:Operation_Atalanta gptkb:Operation_Desert_Shield gptkb:Operation_Inherent_Resolve gptkb:Operation_Restore_Hope gptkb:Operation_Sophia gptkb:Operation_Southern_Watch gptkb:Operation_Odyssey_Dawn gptkb:Operation_Sea_Dragon gptkb:Operation_Active_Endeavor gptkb:Operation_End_Sweep gptkb:Operation_Frequent_Wind gptkb:Operation_Linebacker_II gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder gptkb:Operation_Eagle_Pull gptkb:Operation_Market_Time gptkb:Operation_Unified_Assistance
gptkbp:operated_by	gptkb:battle
gptkbp:served_in	gptkb:Korean_War gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:sister_ship	gptkb:USS_Bon_Homme_Richard_(CV-31) gptkb:USS_Coral_Sea_(CV-43) gptkb:USS_Midway_(CV-41) gptkb:USS_Franklin_D._Roosevelt_(CV-42)
gptkbp:speed	33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)