Flower-class corvette

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Flower-class_corvette

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:automobile
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:HMS_Larkspur gptkb:HMS_Poppy gptkb:HMS_Aubretia
gptkbp:armament	machine guns depth charges 4-inch gun
gptkbp:beam	10 meters
gptkbp:commissioned	1939 1945
gptkbp:constructed_in	various shipyards
gptkbp:crew	80-100 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned	after World War II
gptkbp:design	escort vessels
gptkbp:designed_by	gptkb:starship
gptkbp:displacement	950 tons
gptkbp:fate	scrapped or preserved
gptkbp:filmography	gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea gptkb:North_Sea gptkb:Arctic_Ocean
gptkbp:height	4.5 meters
gptkbp:historical_significance	training of naval personnel legacy in naval history contribution to naval strategy convoy protection supporting land operations anti-submarine warfare effectiveness development of corvette design influence on post-war naval construction naval escort duties
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Flower-class corvette
gptkbp:influence	subsequent naval designs
gptkbp:is_used_by	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:launched	1939-1945
gptkbp:length	62 meters
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Flower-class
gptkbp:notable_ships	gptkb:HMS_Bluebell gptkb:HMS_Peony gptkb:HMS_Buttercup gptkb:HMS_Geranium
gptkbp:number_built	over 200
gptkbp:operational_range	2,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:propulsion	gptkb:engine
gptkbp:role	anti-submarine warfare
gptkbp:service_history	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:speed	16 knots
gptkbp:successor	River-class frigate
gptkbp:used_in	gptkb:D-Day_landings gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic Arctic convoys Mediterranean operations