British Pacific Fleet

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Pacific_Fleet

GPTKB entity

Statements (70)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military
gptkbp:activeDuring	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:alliedWith	gptkb:United_States_Navy gptkb:Royal_Australian_Navy gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Navy gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Navy
gptkbp:basisFor	gptkb:Hong_Kong gptkb:Sydney,_Australia gptkb:Manus_Island
gptkbp:contributedTo	gptkb:surrender_of_Japan
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded	1948
gptkbp:engagedIn	gptkb:Operation_Iceberg gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa attacks on Japanese home islands
gptkbp:flag	gptkb:HMS_Indomitable gptkb:HMS_King_George_V gptkb:HMS_Implacable
gptkbp:formedIn	1944
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British Pacific Fleet
gptkbp:includes	aircraft carriers destroyers submarines cruisers battleships escort vessels
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Forgotten_Fleet
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Bruce_Fraser gptkb:Bernard_Rawlings
gptkbp:notableShip	gptkb:HMS_Euryalus gptkb:HMS_Achilles gptkb:HMS_Duke_of_York gptkb:HMS_Wager gptkb:HMS_Howe gptkb:HMS_Gambia gptkb:HMS_Barfleur gptkb:HMS_Swiftsure gptkb:HMS_Victorious gptkb:HMS_Whirlwind gptkb:HMS_Newfoundland gptkb:HMS_Black_Prince gptkb:HMS_Formidable gptkb:HMS_Illustrious gptkb:HMS_Indefatigable gptkb:HMS_Argonaut gptkb:HMS_Kempenfelt gptkb:HMS_Quadrant gptkb:HMS_Quality gptkb:HMS_Queenborough gptkb:HMS_Quilliam gptkb:HMS_Teazer gptkb:HMS_Tenacious gptkb:HMS_Terpsichore gptkb:HMS_Troubridge gptkb:HMS_Tyrian gptkb:HMS_Undine gptkb:HMS_Urania gptkb:HMS_Urchin gptkb:HMS_Wakeful gptkb:HMS_Wessex gptkb:HMS_Whelp gptkb:HMS_Wizard gptkb:HMS_Wrangler gptkb:HMS_Uganda
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Allied_naval_forces
gptkbp:supportedBy	gptkb:British_Pacific_Fleet_Train
gptkbp:theaterOfOperations	gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:HMS_Uganda
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5