HMS Charybdis

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:1_×_Seafire
gptkbp:armament 6 × 6-inch guns
gptkbp:armor 4 inches
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkb:Birkenhead,_England
gptkbp:class Light cruiser
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkb:Captain_James_Brown
gptkbp:commissioned 1943
gptkbp:crew 600 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1946
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:North_Africa
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1946-01-01
gptkbp:displacement 5,000 tons
Standard displacement
gptkbp:engaged_in Naval bombardment
gptkbp:engagement Convoy escort
gptkbp:engine_type Steam turbine engine
gptkbp:famous_for Convoy battles
gptkbp:fate sunk
Sunk by enemy action.
gptkbp:historical_significance World War II naval operations
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Plymouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Charybdis
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1942
gptkbp:length 186.5 meters
gptkbp:location Underwater site
gptkbp:mission Anti-submarine patrol
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Charybdis
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Admiral_Sir_John_Cunningham
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:boat
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:operational_period 1943
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkbp:propulsion Steam turbines
gptkbp:radar Type 273
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:HMS_Dido
gptkbp:role Anti-aircraft warfare
gptkbp:service gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Scylla
gptkbp:speed 32 knots
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:Mediterranean_Fleet
gptkbp:sunk gptkb:boat
gptkb:Bay_of_Biscay
23 October 1943
gptkbp:survivors gptkb:200
gptkbp:type gptkb:battleship
gptkbp:year_created 1943-01-01
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Dynamo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5