USS Alabama

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South Dakota-class battleship battleship museum ship

USS Alabama was a South Dakota-class battleship of the United States Navy that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II, providing anti-aircraft defense and shore bombardment support.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
USS Alabama (BB-60)	3
USS Alabama canonical	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	South Dakota-class battleship ⓘ battleship ⓘ museum ship ⓘ
armament	20 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ 20 × 5-inch/38 caliber dual-purpose guns ⓘ 40 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ 9 × 16-inch/45 caliber guns ⓘ
awarded	9 battle stars for World War II service ⓘ
beam	108 feet 2 inches (approximately 33 meters) ⓘ
builder	Norfolk Navy Yard ⓘ
callSign	Navy call sign “Alabama” ⓘ
classPrecededBy	North Carolina-class battleship ⓘ
classSucceededBy	Iowa-class battleship ⓘ
commissioned	16 August 1942 ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
crewComplement	approximately 2,500 officers and enlisted ⓘ
decommissioned	9 January 1947 ⓘ
displacement	about 35,000 long tons (standard) ⓘ about 44,500 long tons (full load) ⓘ
draft	35 feet 1 inch (approximately 10.7 meters) ⓘ
hullNumber	60 ⓘ
laidDown	1 February 1940 ⓘ
launched	16 February 1942 ⓘ
length	680 feet (approximately 207 meters) ⓘ
locatedIn	Mobile, Alabama ⓘ
location	USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park ⓘ
maximumSpeed	about 27 knots ⓘ
namedAfter	Alabama ⓘ surface form: U.S. state of Alabama
nickname	“Mighty A” ⓘ
openedToPublic	1965 ⓘ
operator	United States Navy ⓘ
participatedIn	Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ Marianas campaign ⓘ Battle of Okinawa ⓘ surface form: Okinawa campaign U.S. invasion of Leyte ⓘ surface form: Philippines campaign attacks on the Japanese home islands ⓘ
partOf	South Dakota-class battleship ⓘ
pennantNumber	BB-60 ⓘ
placeBuilt	Portsmouth, Virginia ⓘ
preservationMethod	permanently moored ⓘ
propulsion	4 propeller shafts ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ
role	anti-aircraft defense ⓘ escort for fast carrier task forces ⓘ shore bombardment ⓘ
status	preserved as museum ship ⓘ
theaterOfOperations	Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ surface form: Atlantic Theater of World War II Pacific Theater of Operations ⓘ surface form: Pacific Theater of World War II

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle off Cape Engaño → U.S.BattleshipParticipated → USS Alabama ⓘ

USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park → hasPrimaryExhibit → USS Alabama ⓘ

this entity surface form: USS Alabama (BB-60)

USS Massachusetts (BB-59) → sisterShip → USS Alabama ⓘ

this entity surface form: USS Alabama (BB-60)

South Dakota class → hasMember → USS Alabama ⓘ

this entity surface form: USS Alabama (BB-60)