USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)
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USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) was a Pennsylvania-class battleship of the United States Navy that served prominently in both World Wars, particularly in the Pacific Theater.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Pennsylvania | 3 |
| Pennsylvania class | 1 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pennsylvania-class battleship
ⓘ
United States Navy warship ⓘ battleship ⓘ |
| armament | anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| armamentPrimary | 12 × 14-inch/45 caliber guns ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary | 5-inch guns ⓘ |
| armorBelt | 13.5 in ⓘ |
| armorDeck | 3 in ⓘ |
| armorTurrets | 18 in ⓘ |
| beam |
29.6 m
ⓘ
97 ft ⓘ |
| builder | Newport News Shipbuilding ⓘ |
| category | Dreadnought battleship ⓘ |
| class |
Pennsylvania-class battleship
ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania class
|
| commissioned | 1916-06-12 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 900 ⓘ |
| crewComplementWartime | over 1,300 ⓘ |
| damagedIn |
attack on Pearl Harbor
ⓘ
surface form:
Attack on Pearl Harbor
|
| dateHitByTorpedo | 1945-08-12 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1946-08-29 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 33200 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 31400 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 29 ft ⓘ |
| era |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
World War I era
World War II era ⓘ |
| fate | sunk as target ⓘ |
| flagshipOf |
Atlantic Fleet
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Atlantic Fleet
|
| hitBy | Japanese torpedo at Okinawa ⓘ |
| homeport |
Pearl Harbor (interwar and early WWII)
ⓘ
surface form:
Pearl Harbor
|
| hullNumber | BB-38 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1913-10-27 ⓘ |
| launched | 1915-03-16 ⓘ |
| length |
185 m
ⓘ
608 ft ⓘ |
| locationDuringAttackOnPearlHarbor | dry dock at Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 21 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Pennsylvania
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
|
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Aleutian Islands campaign
ⓘ
Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
surface form:
Invasion of Iwo Jima
Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
surface form:
Invasion of Okinawa
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Invasion of the Philippines (1944–1945)
Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 31500 shp ⓘ |
| presentAtEvent |
attack on Pearl Harbor
ⓘ
surface form:
Attack on Pearl Harbor
|
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | 8000 nmi at 12 knots ⓘ |
| receivedBattleStars | 8 ⓘ |
| serviceDuring |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| sisterShip | USS Arizona (BB-39) ⓘ |
| sponsor | Elizabeth Kolb ⓘ |
| sunkAsTargetDate | 1948-02-10 ⓘ |
| sunkAsTargetLocation | off Kwajalein Atoll ⓘ |
| theater |
Pacific War
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Theater of World War II
|
| usedFor | postwar atomic weapons tests preparation ⓘ |
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USS Pennsylvania
this entity surface form:
USS Pennsylvania
this entity surface form:
Pennsylvania class