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gptkbp:instanceOf
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cruiser
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gptkbp:aircraft
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1 × Seafire or 1 × Firefly
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gptkbp:armament
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4 × 21 in torpedo tubes
6 × 5.25 in guns
8 × 2 pdr guns
8 × 4 in guns
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gptkbp:armor
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up to 3 inches
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gptkbp:beam
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66 feet
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Vickers
gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkb:Harland_and_Wolff
gptkb:Fairfield_Shipbuilding_and_Engineering_Company
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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1940
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:crew
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600-700 personnel
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1956
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gptkbp:designedBy
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
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gptkbp:displacement
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5,500 tons
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gptkbp:draft
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23 feet
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gptkbp:fate
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scrapped
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gptkbp:firstPublished
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1940
1945
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Dido-class cruiser
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gptkbp:internetAccess
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gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:launchDate
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1937
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gptkbp:length
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613 feet
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gptkbp:notable_alumni
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gptkb:HMS_Euryalus
gptkb:HMS_Black_Prince
gptkb:HMS_Bellona
HMS Dido
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gptkbp:numberBuilt
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16
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gptkbp:operationalRange
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6,000 nautical miles
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gptkbp:propulsion
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2 × Parsons turbines
4 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
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gptkbp:radar
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Type 281 radar
Type 285 radar
Type 293 radar
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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Type 42 destroyer
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gptkbp:role
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escort
anti-aircraft warfare
fleet support
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gptkbp:services
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1939-1956
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gptkbp:sisterShip
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gptkb:HMS_Euryalus
gptkb:HMS_Black_Prince
gptkb:HMS_Bellona
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gptkbp:speed
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32 knots
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gptkbp:successor
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Town-class cruiser
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