Properties (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
|
| gptkbp:aircraft |
gptkb:Westland_Wessex
gptkb:Bristol_Sycamore de Havilland Sea Vixen |
| gptkbp:armament |
gptkb:Sea_Cat_missiles
Bofors 40 mm guns |
| gptkbp:builder |
gptkb:Cammell_Laird
|
| gptkbp:class |
gptkb:Centaur-class_aircraft_carrier
|
| gptkbp:commissioned |
1957
|
| gptkbp:decommissioned |
1973
|
| gptkbp:displacement |
28,000 tons
|
| gptkbp:fate |
Sold for scrap
|
| gptkbp:homePort |
gptkb:Plymouth
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
HMS Albion (R08)
|
| gptkbp:launched |
1954
|
| gptkbp:length |
804 feet
|
| gptkbp:notable_event |
Operation Overlord
Operation Shingle Operation Grapple Operation Musketeer Served as a flagship Operation Blackfriar Participated in the 1960s Cold War operations Participated in the 1970s Cold War operations Participated in the 1970s NATO exercises Participated in the 1980s Cold War operations Participated in the 1990s Cold War operations Participated in the 1965 International Fleet Review Participated_in_NATO_exercises Participated_in_the_Gulf_War Deployed_to_the_Persian_Gulf Deployed_to_the_Caribbean Deployed_to_the_Indian_Ocean Deployed_to_the_North_Sea Deployed_to_the_South_Atlantic Participated_in_the_Suez_Crisis Served_in_the_Far_East_Fleet Served_in_the_Mediterranean_Fleet Visited_Australia |
| gptkbp:role |
Amphibious assault ship
|
| gptkbp:servedIn |
gptkb:Falklands_War
|
| gptkbp:sister_ship |
gptkb:HMS_Bulwark
gptkb:HMS_Centaur |
| gptkbp:speed |
30 knots
|