HMS Blackwood

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 2 × 40 mm Bofors guns
4 × 4.5 inch guns
Anti-submarine torpedoes
gptkbp:beam 36 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class Blackwood-class frigate
gptkbp:commissioned 1945
gptkbp:crew 200 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1970
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
1970
Far_East
North_Atlantic
gptkbp:displacement 1,500 tons
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Blackwood
gptkbp:launched 1944
gptkbp:length 301 feet
gptkbp:nickname Admiral_Sir_Herbert_Blackwood
gptkbp:notable_event Participated in royal events
Survived several near misses during operations
Conducted goodwill visits
Involved in joint exercises with other navies
Visited multiple ports
gptkbp:operationalHistory Conducted anti-submarine warfare training
Supported fleet operations
Assisted in search and rescue operations
Engaged in fishery protection
Participated_in_NATO_exercises
gptkbp:propulsion 2 × diesel engines
gptkbp:radar Type 293
Type 974
gptkbp:range 4,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:sonar Type 162
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Rothesay
gptkb:HMS_Leander