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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:starship
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gptkbp:armament
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10 × 14 inch guns
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gptkbp:casualties
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some crew members rescued after sinking
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:King_George_V-class_battleship
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Admiral_Sir_John_Tovey
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gptkbp:commissioned
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March 1941
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gptkbp:complement
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1,500 crew members
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gptkbp:constructed_in
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gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkb:Birkenhead,_England
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1948
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gptkbp:displacement
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43,000 tons
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gptkbp:famous_for
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engagement with the German battleship Bismarck
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gptkbp:fate
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sunk by Japanese aircraft
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gptkbp:historical_event
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sinking marked a turning point in naval warfare.
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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symbol of British naval power
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gptkbp:home_port
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gptkb:Scapa_Flow
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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British ship Prince of Wales
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gptkbp:launched
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gptkb:1940
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gptkbp:length
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804 feet
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gptkbp:losses
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gptkb:Japanese_torpedo_bombers
December 10, 1941
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gptkbp:mission
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escorting convoys
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gptkbp:notable_event
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first battleship to engage in action against the Bismarck
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gptkbp:notable_for
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bombardment of German positions
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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the new 14-inch guns
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gptkbp:operated_by
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gptkb:starship
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gptkbp:operational_history
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served in various naval operations
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gptkbp:participated_in
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Denmark_Strait
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gptkbp:reputation
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one of the most famous battleships of WWII
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gptkbp:resting_place
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off the coast of Malaya
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gptkbp:served_in
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gptkb:World_War_II
Pacific Theater
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gptkbp:sister_ship
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gptkb:HMS_King_George_V
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gptkbp:speed
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28 knots
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Gulf_of_Porto_San_Paolo
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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