Statements (93)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:battleship |
| gptkbp:armament |
4 x 4 inch guns
depth charges 2 x 20 mm Oerlikon guns 4 x 4-inch guns |
| gptkbp:beam |
10.1 meters
|
| gptkbp:builder |
gptkb:Montreal,_Canada
gptkb:Canadian_Vickers gptkb:Montreal,_Quebec gptkb:Shipbuilding |
| gptkbp:class |
gptkb:Flower-class_corvette
|
| gptkbp:commander |
None known
|
| gptkbp:commissioned |
gptkb:1944
|
| gptkbp:complement |
90 crew members
|
| gptkbp:crew |
90 personnel
Royal Canadian Navy personnel Royal Canadian Navy training |
| gptkbp:decommissioned |
1945
|
| gptkbp:deployment |
Convoy escort missions
|
| gptkbp:displacement |
950 tons
|
| gptkbp:drafted_by |
3.2 meters
|
| gptkbp:fate |
sunk by enemy action
Sold for scrap in 1946 |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
part of WWII naval operations
Part of WWII naval operations |
| gptkbp:home_port |
gptkb:Halifax,_Nova_Scotia
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
HMCS Grandmere
|
| gptkbp:launched |
gptkb:1944
1943 |
| gptkbp:length |
62.5 meters
|
| gptkbp:name |
gptkb:HMCS_Grandmere
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
None known
none known |
| gptkbp:notable_commanders |
None known
|
| gptkbp:notable_event |
part of the Battle of the Atlantic
Participated in the Battle of the Atlantic |
| gptkbp:number_built |
V-200
|
| gptkbp:operational_area |
gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
|
| gptkbp:operational_period |
1944-1945
|
| gptkbp:operations |
convoy escort
|
| gptkbp:post_war_career |
Scrapped
|
| gptkbp:primary_role |
Anti-submarine warfare
Escort duties |
| gptkbp:propulsion |
gptkb:diesel_engine
|
| gptkbp:radar |
Type 271 radar
|
| gptkbp:range |
5000 nautical miles
|
| gptkbp:recommissioned |
No
|
| gptkbp:role |
anti-submarine warfare
|
| gptkbp:service |
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Navy
gptkb:1944 1945 |
| gptkbp:service_branch |
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Navy
|
| gptkbp:service_years |
1945
|
| gptkbp:sister_ship |
HMCS Grand Rapids
|
| gptkbp:sonar |
Type 147 sonar
|
| gptkbp:speed |
16 knots
|
| gptkbp:squadrons |
Royal Canadian Navy fleet
|
| gptkbp:start_location |
gptkb:Montreal
|
| gptkbp:status |
Scrapped
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:none
|
| gptkbp:sunk |
gptkb:boat
1945 loss of life increased naval patrols increased technological advancements impact on naval strategy April 16, 1945 increased shipbuilding efforts led to design improvements increased U-boat activity near the Azores increased wartime production increased public awareness of naval warfare highlighted vulnerability of corvettes increased anti-submarine tactics increased cooperation with Allies increased documentation of naval history increased historical research on naval battles increased interest in naval museums increased memorials for lost ships increased naval intelligence efforts increased preservation of naval artifacts increased recognition of veterans increased training for crew increased use of escorts |
| gptkbp:survivors |
None known
some crew members rescued |
| gptkbp:theater |
gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
|
| gptkbp:type |
gptkb:Chevrolet_Corvette
|
| gptkbp:waste_management |
Sold for scrap
|
| gptkbp:year_created |
gptkb:Halifax
|