USS Texas (BB-35)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
New York-class battleship
gptkbp:armament anti-aircraft guns
10 × 14 in (356 mm) guns
21 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
belt: 12 in (305 mm)
deck: 2–3 in (51–76 mm)
gptkbp:awards gptkb:American_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:World_War_I_Victory_Medal
gptkb:American_Defense_Service_Medal
5 battle stars (World War II)
gptkbp:beam 95 ft 3 in (29.0 m)
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding_Company
gptkbp:commissioned 12 March 1914
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew 1,042 officers and enlisted
gptkbp:decommissioned 21 April 1948
gptkbp:designation gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
National Historic Landmark
gptkbp:displacement 27,000 tons (standard)
gptkbp:draught 28 ft 7 in (8.7 m)
gptkbp:features first permanent US battleship museum
oldest surviving battleship
only remaining World War I-era dreadnought battleship
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Texas (BB-35)
gptkbp:hullNumber gptkb:BB-35
gptkbp:laidDown 17 April 1911
gptkbp:launched 18 May 1912
gptkbp:length 573 ft (175 m)
gptkbp:location gptkb:San_Jacinto_Battleground_State_Historic_Site,_La_Porte,_Texas
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:State_of_Texas
gptkbp:notableEvent first US battleship to launch an aircraft
first US battleship to mount anti-aircraft guns
participated in D-Day landings
served in World War I
served in World War II
supported Operation Dragoon
supported Operation Overlord
supported Operation Torch
supported Pacific campaigns
first US battleship to control gunfire with directors and range-keepers
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:ship
1948
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USS_New_York_(BB-34)
gptkbp:speed 21 knots
gptkbp:status gptkb:ship
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Norfolk_Naval_Shipyard
gptkb:US_Navy_battleships
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5