USS Taussig (DD-746)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:armament 10 × 21 in torpedo tubes
11 × 20 mm AA guns
12 × 40 mm AA guns
2 × depth charge tracks
6 × depth charge projectors
6 × 5 in guns
gptkbp:awards 8 battle stars (World War II)
2 battle stars (Vietnam War)
5 battle stars (Korean War)
gptkbp:beam 40 ft
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Bath_Iron_Works
gptkbp:class gptkb:Allen_M._Sumner-class
gptkbp:commissioned 20 December 1944
gptkbp:complement 336
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioned 2 December 1970
gptkbp:displacement 2,200 tons
gptkbp:draught 15 ft 8 in
gptkbp:fate scrapped
sold to Republic of China
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:San_Diego
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Taussig (DD-746)
gptkbp:hullNumber DD-746
gptkbp:laidDown 28 May 1944
gptkbp:launched 25 October 1944
gptkbp:length 376 ft 6 in
gptkbp:namedAfter Edward D. Taussig
gptkbp:notableEvent Participated in Operation Crossroads
Participated in Taiwan Strait patrols
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion 2 geared steam turbines
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:speed 34 knots
gptkbp:struck 1 February 1974
gptkbp:transferredTo gptkb:Republic_of_China_Navy
ROCS Lo Yang (DD-14)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Samuel_Gravely
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6