USS Tennessee (BB-71)

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:starship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:CSS_North_Carolina_IV
gptkbp:armament 40 × 40 mm guns
50 × 20 mm guns
20 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
9 × 16 in (410 mm) guns
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Republic_of_Korea_War_Service_Medal
gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:United_Nations_Korea_Medal
gptkb:Korean_Service_Medal
gptkbp:class gptkb:Iowa-class_battleship
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_H._H._Mc_Clure
gptkb:Captain_A._M._Mc_Cauley
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Newport_News,_Virginia
1946-09-29
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:crew 2,700
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Long_Beach,_California
1959-06-01
14 years of service
gptkbp:displacement 45,000 tons
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:San_Pedro,_California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Tennessee (BB-71)
gptkbp:launched 1945-01-03
gptkbp:length 887 feet (270 m)
gptkbp:name gptkb:USS_Tennessee
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Tennessee
gptkbp:notable_event was involved in various naval exercises throughout the 1950s.
served as a flagship during the Korean War.
took part in the 1954 Operation Mainbrace.
was present during the 1955 Fleet Review.
participated in the 1946 atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll.
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:battle
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Operation_Mainbrace
gptkb:Operation_Magic_Carpet
gptkb:Operation_Crossroads
gptkb:Operation_Sea_Horse
Operation Silver Lining
gptkbp:released sold for scrapping in 1960
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USS_Missouri_(BB-63)
gptkb:USS_Iowa_(BB-61)
gptkb:USS_New_Jersey_(BB-62)
gptkb:USS_Wisconsin_(BB-64)
gptkbp:speed 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)