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instanceOf
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Colorado-class battleship
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United States Navy sailor
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battleship
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hull classification symbol
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armamentAA
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20 mm Oerlikon cannons (WWII)
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40 mm Bofors guns (WWII)
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5-inch/38 caliber dual-purpose guns (WWII)
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armamentMain
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8 × 16-inch/45 caliber guns
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armamentSecondary
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12 × 5-inch/51 caliber guns (as built)
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armorBelt
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up to 13.5 in
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armorDeck
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up to 3.5 in
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armorTurrets
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up to 18 in
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awardReceived
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Navy Cross
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battleHonors
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World War II battle stars
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beam
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97.3 ft
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builder
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Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
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class
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Colorado class
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commissionedOn
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1923-12-01
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country
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United States of America
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crewComplement
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approximately 1400 (peacetime)
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approximately 1500+ (WWII)
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damagedIn
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
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dateOfDamage
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1941-12-07
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decommissionedOn
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1947-01-09
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denotes
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USS West Virginia
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displacementFullLoad
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33000+ long tons
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displacementStandard
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32500 long tons
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draft
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30.5 ft
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fate
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sold for scrap
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followedBy
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USS Washington (BB-56)
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homeportPreWWII
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Pearl Harbor
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hullNumber
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BB-48
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laidDownAt
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Newport News Shipbuilding
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laidDownIn
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Newport News, Virginia
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laidDownOn
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1920-04-12
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launchedOn
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1921-11-17
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lengthOverall
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624 ft
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locationOfDamage
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Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii
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maximumSpeed
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21 knots
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modernizationFeatures
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enhanced torpedo protection
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improved anti-aircraft armament
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reconstructed superstructure
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modernizedFor
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World War II service
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namedAfter
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U.S. state of West Virginia
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notableCrewMember
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Doris Miller
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notableEvent
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fired first American battleship salvo at Surigao Strait
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operator
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United States Navy
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participatedIn
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Battle of Iwo Jima
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Battle of Leyte Gulf
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Battle of Okinawa
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Battle of Surigao Strait
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powerOutput
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28000 shaft horsepower
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precededBy
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USS Maryland
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propulsion
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electric drive
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oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines
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range
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8000 nautical miles at 10 knots
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resultOfAttack
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sunk at berth
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returnedToServiceIn
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1944
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salvaged
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yes
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soldForScrapOn
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1959-08-24
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soldTo
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Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation
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sponsoredBy
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Alice Wright Mann
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strickenOn
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1947-03-01
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typeOfDamage
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bomb hits
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multiple torpedo hits
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