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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:ship
light cruiser
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gptkbp:armament
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6 × 21-inch torpedo tubes
4 × 4-inch guns
8 × 6-inch guns
8 × 0.5-inch machine guns
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gptkbp:awarded
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gptkb:Battle_honour:_River_Plate_1939
gptkb:Battle_honour:_Burma_1944–45
Battle honour: East Indies 1942
Battle honour: Okinawa 1945
Battle honour: Pacific 1942–45
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gptkbp:beam
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56 ft
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Cammell_Laird
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gptkbp:category
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Leander-class cruisers of the Royal Navy
Leander-class cruisers of the Royal New Zealand Navy
Ships built on the River Mersey
World War II cruisers of New Zealand
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gptkbp:commissioned
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1933
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:New_Zealand
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gptkbp:crewComplement
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570
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1946
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gptkbp:displacement
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7,270 tons
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gptkbp:draught
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19 ft
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gptkbp:homeport
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gptkb:Auckland
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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HMNZS Achilles
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gptkbp:launched
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1932
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gptkbp:length
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554 ft
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Achilles_(mythology)
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gptkbp:notableCommander
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gptkb:Charles_Parry
gptkb:Edward_Parry
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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First Royal New Zealand Navy ship to fire on an enemy in WWII
Sustained damage at Battle of the River Plate
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Navy
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gptkbp:participatedIn
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gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Battle_of_the_River_Plate
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gptkbp:pennantNumber
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70
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gptkbp:propulsion
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steam turbines
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gptkbp:renamed
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gptkb:INS_Delhi
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gptkbp:scrapped
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1978
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gptkbp:sisterShip
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gptkb:HMS_Neptune
gptkb:HMS_Orion
gptkb:HMS_Leander
gptkb:HMS_Ajax
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gptkbp:speed
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32.5 knots
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gptkbp:transferredTo
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gptkb:Indian_Navy
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:light_cruiser
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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