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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battleship
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gptkbp:active_years_end
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1945.
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gptkbp:armament
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12-inch guns
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gptkbp:armor
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12 inches
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Virginia-class_battleship
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Captain_William_H._Standley
gptkb:Captain_John_W._H._Mc_Crea
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gptkbp:commissioned
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1919
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gptkbp:crew_capacity
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1,200 personnel
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1947
1947-06-30
1947.
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gptkbp:deployment
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gptkb:Korean_War
1945
Pacific Theater
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gptkbp:discovery_year
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1959-01-01
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gptkbp:displacement
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31,000 tons
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gptkbp:famous_for
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Being one of the last battleships in service.
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gptkbp:fate
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scrapped
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gptkbp:final_deployment_date
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1945-08-15
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gptkbp:has_role
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Naval gunfire support
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Part of the transition from battleships to aircraft carriers.
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gptkbp:home_port
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gptkb:San_Diego,_California
gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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USS Virginia (BB-13)
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gptkbp:launched
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gptkb:1914
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gptkbp:length
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624 feet
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gptkbp:material
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2
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:None
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gptkbp:notable_event
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First ship to launch an aircraft from a catapult.
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gptkbp:notable_mission
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Support during the invasion of Iwo Jima.
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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gptkb:Yes
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gptkbp:notable_technology
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First battleship to use radar.
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gptkbp:operated_by
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:operational_period
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1919-1947
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gptkbp:operational_range
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Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
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gptkbp:participated_in
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
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gptkbp:powers
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100,000 shp
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gptkbp:propulsion
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steam turbines
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gptkbp:radar
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SG radar
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gptkbp:range
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8,000 nautical miles
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gptkbp:recommissioned
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gptkb:1944
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gptkbp:scientific_classification
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AG-16
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gptkbp:served_as
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gptkb:naval_warfare
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gptkbp:served_in
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gptkb:World_War_II
1947
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gptkbp:served_in_the_navy
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:sister_ship
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gptkb:USS_New_Jersey_(BB-16)
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gptkbp:speed
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21 knots
1944-09-01
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gptkbp:status
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Scrapped in 1959.
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:CSS_Virginia
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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