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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:light_cruiser
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gptkbp:armament
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9 × 8-inch/55 caliber guns
smaller anti-aircraft guns
8 × 5-inch/38 caliber guns
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gptkbp:awards
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13 battle stars
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gptkbp:beam
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61 feet 9 inches
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Philadelphia_Naval_Shipyard
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Wichita-class_cruiser
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gptkbp:commissioned
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16 February 1939
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gptkbp:crewComplement
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929 officers and enlisted
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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3 February 1947
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gptkbp:displacement
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10,589 tons (standard)
13,015 tons (full load)
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gptkbp:draught
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23 feet 9 inches
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gptkbp:fate
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sold for scrap
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gptkbp:laidDown
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28 October 1935
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gptkbp:launched
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16 November 1937
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gptkbp:length
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608 feet
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Wichita,_Kansas
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:participatedIn
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
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gptkbp:propulsion
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4 steam turbines
8 boilers
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gptkbp:servedIn
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:speed
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33 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:United_States_Battle_Fleet
gptkb:Battle_of_Rennell_Island
gptkb:Walden_L._Ainsworth
gptkb:Fore_River_Shipyard,_Quincy,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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USS Wichita (CA-45)
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