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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Royal Navy ship
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gptkbp:armament
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anti-aircraft guns
12 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
8 × 16 in (406 mm) guns
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gptkbp:awards
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5 battle stars (World War II)
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gptkbp:beam
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97.3 feet
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
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gptkbp:category
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gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
Ships built in Newport News, Virginia
World War II battleship
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
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gptkbp:commissioned
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1 December 1923
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:crew
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1,407 officers and enlisted
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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9 January 1947
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gptkbp:displacement
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32,600 tons (standard)
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gptkbp:fate
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scrapped
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gptkbp:homeport
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gptkb:Pearl_Harbor
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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USS West Virginia
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gptkbp:hullNumber
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gptkb:BB-48
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gptkbp:laidDown
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12 April 1920
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gptkbp:launched
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17 November 1921
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gptkbp:length
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624 feet
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gptkbp:name
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gptkb:USS_West_Virginia
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:West_Virginia
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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attacked at Pearl Harbor
participated in Battle of Iwo Jima
participated in Battle of Leyte Gulf
participated in Battle of Okinawa
participated in Battle of Surigao Strait
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:propulsion
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steam turbines
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gptkbp:restored
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after Pearl Harbor attack
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gptkbp:speed
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21 knots
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gptkbp:struck
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1 March 1959
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
gptkb:Pearl_Harbor_attack
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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