HMS Antelope (F170)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Royal Navy ship
Type 21 frigate
gptkbp:aircraftCarried 1 Westland Lynx helicopter
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Exocet_anti-ship_missiles
gptkb:Sea_Cat_missile_system
torpedo tubes
2 × 20 mm Oerlikon cannons
1 × 4.5 in (114 mm) Mark 8 naval gun
gptkbp:beam 12.7 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Vosper_Thornycroft
gptkbp:casualties 2 killed in explosion
gptkbp:causeOfSinking Explosion after bomb disposal attempt
gptkbp:class Amazon-class frigate
gptkbp:commissioned 17 July 1975
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crewComplement 177
gptkbp:decommissioned 24 May 1982
gptkbp:displacement 2,500 tons (full load)
gptkbp:draught 5.8 meters
gptkbp:fate Sunk during the Falklands War
gptkbp:featuredIn Falklands War documentaries
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Antelope (F170)
gptkbp:laidDown 23 March 1971
gptkbp:launched 17 March 1972
gptkbp:length 117 meters
gptkbp:locationSunk San Carlos Water, Falkland Islands
gptkbp:memorial San Carlos cemetery, Falkland Islands
gptkbp:namedAfter Antelope (animal)
gptkbp:notableEvent Bombed by Argentine aircraft on 23 May 1982
Exploded and broke in two on 24 May 1982
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:pennantNumber F170
gptkbp:propulsion 2 Rolls-Royce Olympus gas turbines
2 Rolls-Royce Tyne gas turbines
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Ardent_(F184)
gptkb:HMS_Arrow_(F173)
HMS Avenger (F185)
HMS Ambuscade (F172)
HMS Active (F171)
HMS Amazon (F169)
HMS Alacrity (F174)
gptkbp:speed 32 knots
gptkbp:sunkBy 24 May 1982
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HMS_Antelope
gptkb:Royal_Navy_Type_21_frigates
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6