USS William D. Porter (DD-579)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
Royal Navy ship
gptkbp:armament 10 × 21 in torpedo tubes
anti-aircraft guns
5 × 5 in guns
gptkbp:beam 39 ft 8 in
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Consolidated_Steel_Corporation
gptkbp:builtYear gptkb:Orange,_Texas
gptkbp:commissioned 6 July 1943
gptkbp:crewComplement 329
gptkbp:decommissioned 10 November 1945
gptkbp:displacement 2,050 tons
gptkbp:draught 17 ft 9 in
gptkbp:fate Sunk by kamikaze attack
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS William D. Porter (DD-579)
gptkbp:hullNumber gptkb:DD-579
gptkbp:launched 27 September 1942
gptkbp:length 376 ft 6 in
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:William_D._Porter
gptkbp:notableEvent Only US Navy ship sunk by a kamikaze with no fatalities
Accidentally fired a torpedo at USS Iowa
gptkbp:notableIncidentDate 14 November 1943
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion Steam turbines
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:speed 35 knots
gptkbp:sunkBy 10 June 1945
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_D._Porter
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6