HMS Bickerton

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 2 x 20 mm Oerlikon guns
2 x 4-inch guns
gptkbp:awards Battle Honours
gptkbp:beam 10 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Harland_and_Wolff
gptkbp:built 1950
gptkbp:casualties nan
gptkbp:class gptkb:Bickerton-class
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1943
gptkbp:communicationEquipment Wireless telegraphy
gptkbp:complement 50 crew members
gptkbp:conservationEfforts nan
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Belfast
gptkbp:crew Royal_Navy_training_programs
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1946
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
D-Day landings
gptkbp:displacement 1,000 tons
gptkbp:draft 3 meters
gptkbp:enginePower 2,000 hp
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
gptkbp:finaleDate Scrapyard_in_UK
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1946
gptkbp:firstPublished 1945
gptkbp:height 5 meters
gptkbp:historicalRecords gptkb:National_Maritime_Museum
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Naval_operations_in_WWII
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Bickerton
gptkbp:launchDate 1943
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future naval designs
gptkbp:length 60 meters
gptkbp:lengthOverall 62 meters
gptkbp:name gptkb:HMS_Bickerton
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:operationalArea North_Atlantic
gptkbp:participatedIn Operation Overlord
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Diesel_engine
gptkbp:radar Type 271 radar
gptkbp:range 3,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:role Anti-submarine warfare
gptkbp:services gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Bickerton_II
gptkbp:sonar Type 144 sonar
gptkbp:speed 20 knots