Pennsylvania-class battleship

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battleship battleship class dreadnought battleship class

The Pennsylvania-class battleship was a pair of powerful U.S. Navy dreadnoughts built during World War I that later served prominently in World War II, including at Pearl Harbor and in major Pacific campaigns.

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Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battleship → battleship → battleship class → dreadnought battleship class →
armorType	all-or-nothing armor scheme →
builder	Brooklyn Navy Yard → New York Shipbuilding Corporation →
category	World War I battleship class → World War II battleship class →
conflict	World War I → World War II →
consistsOf	USS Arizona (BB-39) → USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) →
countryOfOrigin	United States of America →
designedAs	super-dreadnought →
designedFor	battle line service →
era	World War I → World War II →
followedBy	New Mexico-class battleship →
fuelType	oil-fired boilers →
gunTurretConfiguration	four triple turrets →
introduced	1910s →
navalArchitectureFeature	centerline main battery turrets → torpedo defense system →
navy	United States Navy →
notableEngagement	Attack on Pearl Harbor →
numberBuilt	2 →
operator	United States Navy → United States Navy → United States Navy →
partOf	United States battleship fleet →
partOfClass	Pennsylvania-class battleship → Pennsylvania-class battleship →
precededBy	Nevada-class battleship →
presentAt	Attack on Pearl Harbor →
primaryArmament	14-inch/45 caliber guns →
propulsion	steam turbines →
role	fleet flagship → fleet flagship → shore bombardment →
status	retired →
sunkAt	Attack on Pearl Harbor →
theaterOfOperations	Pacific Theater of World War II → Pacific Theater of World War II → Pacific Theater of World War II →
usedIn	island-hopping campaigns in the Pacific →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
BB-38 ("Pennsylvania class") → BB-39 ("Pennsylvania class") → USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) ("Pennsylvania class") →	class
USS Arizona (BB-39) → USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) →	partOfClass
BB-38 →	appliesToClass
BB-39 →	appliesToShipClass
BB-38 ("Pennsylvania-class design") →	associatedWith
New Mexico class ("Pennsylvania class") →	precededBy
USS Nevada (BB-36) →	succeededByClass