USS Whale (SS-40)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:submarine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_Porpoise_(SS-7)
gptkbp:approves 1941
gptkbp:armament 10 torpedo tubes
1 deck gun
gptkbp:awards gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Occupation_Service_Medal
gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:American_Campaign_Medal
gptkbp:beam 27 feet 3 inches
gptkbp:caliber 4 inch
gptkbp:class Sargo-class submarine
gptkbp:commander gptkb:6
gptkb:Commander_John_L._Mc_Crea
Commander William H. Mc Crea
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Commander_John_L._Mc_Crea
1938
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Groton,_Connecticut
gptkb:Electric_Boat_Company
gptkbp:crew 60
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:South_Pacific
1945
gptkbp:displacement 1,500 tons
gptkbp:draft_year 14 feet 6 inches
gptkbp:fate scrapped
scrapped in 1946
gptkbp:historical_significance first submarine to rescue downed airmen
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Pearl_Harbor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Whale (SS-40)
gptkbp:launched 1937
gptkbp:length 311 feet
311 feet 8 inches
gptkbp:losses gptkb:musical
scrapping
gptkbp:mission gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:notable_event rescued downed aviators
gptkbp:notable_operations Pacific Theater
gptkbp:notable_ships 24 torpedoes
gptkbp:operational_range 11,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:operational_status retired
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Submarine_Force,_U._S._Pacific_Fleet
gptkbp:services gptkb:battle
gptkbp:speed 21 knots
gptkbp:status decommissioned
gptkbp:valve_configuration 6 forward, 4 aft