Wake-class escort carrier

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Wake-class_escort_carrier

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:ship escort carrier
gptkbp:aircraftCarried	27
gptkbp:armament	1 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal dual purpose gun 12 × 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons 8 × 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns
gptkbp:beam	65 ft 2 in (19.9 m)
gptkbp:builtBy	gptkb:Kaiser_Shipyards
gptkbp:category	World War II escort carriers of the United States
gptkbp:complement	860
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:displacement	7,800 tons (standard)
gptkbp:draught	22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Wake-class escort carrier
gptkbp:length	512 ft 3 in (156.1 m)
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Battle_off_Samar gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:notableShip	gptkb:USS_Gambier_Bay_(CVE-73) gptkb:USS_White_Plains_(CVE-66) USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79) USS Savo Island (CVE-78) USS Wake Island (CVE-65) USS Kadashan Bay (CVE-76)
gptkbp:numberBuilt	19
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:operatesIn	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Bogue-class_escort_carrier
gptkbp:propulsion	2 × Skinner Unaflow reciprocating steam engines
gptkbp:speed	19 knots
gptkbp:successor	Commencement Bay-class escort carrier
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Terran_Confederation
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6