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GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:submarine_missile_launch_system
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:VPT
gptkbp:designedFor	gptkb:Tomahawk_cruise_missiles
gptkbp:diameter	approximately 7 feet
gptkbp:enables	future payload flexibility launch of Tomahawk missiles potential future hypersonic missile launch
gptkbp:firstBlockVKeelLaid	2019
gptkbp:firstSubmarineWith	gptkb:USS_Oklahoma_(SSN-802)
gptkbp:introducedIn	gptkb:Block_V_Virginia-class_submarines
gptkbp:length	approximately 84 feet
gptkbp:missileCapacityPerTube	7
gptkbp:numberOfTubes	4
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:marine
gptkbp:purpose	increase strike missile capacity
gptkbp:replacedBy	gptkb:Virginia_Payload_Module_(VPM)_vertical_launch_system 12 individual vertical launch system tubes in earlier blocks
gptkbp:status	in production
gptkbp:totalMissileCapacity	28
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Virginia-class_submarines
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Virginia Payload Tubes (Block V and later)